Within the next six months, Musk revealed, the first human patients will begin getting injected with the coin-sized microchips, known as a brain-computer interface (BCI).

According to Musk, the brain implants will "allow a person with a debilitating condition – such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or the aftereffects of a stroke – to communicate via their thoughts."

"We are now confident that the Neuralink device is ready for humans, so timing is a function of working through the FDA approval process," Musk, the new CEO of Twitter, tweeted.

From what we know about the results of Neuralink's animal trials, the brain implants, including the "glue" used to keep them in place inside a person's skull, eventually lead to death – though Musk made no mention of this in his promotion of them.

"As miraculous as that may sound, we are confident that it is possible to restore full-body functionality to someone who has a severed spinal cord," Musk said about the device's alleged ability to translate neuronal activity into data that a computer can then interpret as a signal for disease "treatment."

Future versions of the device will be inserted into other areas of the body besides the brain. A patient who is paralyzed, for instance, would receive the chip in his spinal cord while a patient with blindness would receive it ocularly.

Musk wants all humans to take his brain implants so humanity can be merged with machines

The implants that Musk says are already ready to go now are the brain kind containing electrode-laced wires. A small robot is used to drill and carve out a piece of a person's skull in order to make room for it.