Elon Musk Wants to Transfer Human Consciousness to Optimus Robots
Elon Musk added a “transhumanist” dimension to Tesla’s artificial intelligence vision by stating that human consciousness could potentially be transferred to Optimus robots in the future via Neuralink.
Tesla’s shareholder meeting hosted many significant decisions that will shape the company’s future. Elon Musk’s 2018 compensation package and the new $1 trillion CEO performance award for 2025 were approved by the shareholders. It was also announced at the meeting that the board of directors would review a possible investment in Musk’s AI venture, xAI. While making important statements on stage, Musk also touched upon his Optimus-centric “transhumanist” vision.
Optimus is Steadily Evolving
Tesla is ramping up its work on the Optimus humanoid robot, which is described as the company’s most ambitious future project. Musk stated that Optimus is central to the vision of “sustainable abundance” and has the potential to eradicate poverty. According to Tesla, Optimus could be deployed in medical care, domestic tasks, and the general service sector in the future.
In the long term, Tesla plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in computing power for the development of Optimus. Musk also raised the possibility that digital reflections of human consciousness could be transferred to Optimus via Neuralink in the future. Musk predicted this would be achieved in “probably less than 20 years.”
Furthermore, Tesla plans to launch the Optimus Gen 3 production line in 2026, reach an annual production capacity of 4 million units by the end of 2027, and keep the unit cost around $20,000. Musk stated they plan to establish a 1 million unit Optimus production line in Fremont and a 10 million unit line at Giga Texas.
Additionally, Optimus shares the same technology ecosystem as Tesla vehicles, including actuators, battery systems, power electronics, cameras, voice processing modules, and AI chips. Musk describes Optimus as a “robot with arms and legs” while referring to their vehicles as “robots on wheels.” This serves as evidence for the recent claims that Tesla is moving away from being just a car company.
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