Elon Musk apparently believes that the human language could be obsolete within 10 years, which may explain his and Grimes' bizarre choice of baby name. Musk appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast yesterday, just days after welcoming his son, who is reportedly named "X Æ A-12." <img class="wp-image-12595776 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/05/e43c6486-baby-name-1.jpg" alt="Elon Musk and Grimes." width="600" height="770" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: PA Images]] Grimes tweeted an explanation of the baby's unusual name, writing: "X, the unknown variable. Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence) •A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent [sic]." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1257836061520101377]] However, the name's pronunciation still has people stumped - <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/elon-musk-corrects-grimes-explanation-of-bizarre-baby-name-and-she-isnt-having-any-of-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">not least the baby's parents</a>, who seemingly can't agree on the matter -  but apparently, according to Musk, we won't have to worry about mispronunciations in the future, because we may not be speaking at all. During his conversation with Rogan, Musk turned onto the topic of artificial intelligence, and professed his belief that Neuralink technology, consisting of a battery-powered device implanted directly into the skull, could be rolled out within the next year. He claimed that this could potentially "fix almost anything that is wrong with the brain," including disorders like epilepsy, and also making it so "you wouldn’t need to talk". "You would be able to communicate very quickly and with far more precision… I’m not sure what would happen to language," he claimed. <blockquote class="Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded" cite="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1257559216258084864" data-tweet-id="1257559216258084864" data-scribe="section:subject"> <img class="wp-image-12595652" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/05/a28694c9-screen-shot-2020-05-05-at-16.01.05.png" alt="Elon Musk's baby." width="600" height="677" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Twitter / Elon Musk]] Accordingly, the 48-year-old believes that language could become a thing of the past within the next 10 years, if technology continues to develop at its current rapid pace. But while technology may render speech obsolete, he did concede that some people might still opt to speak for "sentimental reasons". Watch the interview below:  [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcYjXbSJBN8&feature=emb_logo]] During the interview, Musk also clarified the pronunciation of "X Æ A-12", saying "It’s just X, the letter X, and then the Æ is pronounced ash, and A-12 is my contribution." </blockquote>

Elon Musk says human language will be obsolete in 10 years

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