Science CEO Max Hodak on Retinal Implants and Brain-Computer Interfaces
No Priors · youtube · 2026-08-20
In this episode of No Priors, Sarah Guo speaks with Max Hodak, co-founder and CEO of Science.xyz, about the future of vision and brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Key topics include:
- PRIMA Retinal Implant: How Science's PRIMA implant aims to restore functional vision for the blind by stimulating the visual cortex.
- Engineering & Trials: Insights into the timeline, engineering costs, and clinical trial processes for neural devices.
- The Brain as a Computer: Max's perspective on treating the brain as a computational system to unlock new medical approaches, moving beyond restoring lost capabilities to expanding human potential.
- Philosophy of Identity: A discussion on consciousness and identity as biological hardware evolves.
- AI and Biological Brains: Parallels between AI models and biological brains, and how AI offers a lens for understanding intelligence.
- Long-term Vision: Science's goal to reduce human fragility by repairing, replacing, and upgrading parts of the human body.
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