As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes a reality in every gadget we can imagine, Elon Musk suggests that the human race must integrate with machines in order to stay relevant and avoid extinction. 

Elon Musk strongly proposes that humans must become a hybrid of machines and flesh to survive. In other words, we must become cyborgs. Musk was recently in the UAE where he launched the latest Tesla, and he told the audience, “Over time I think we will probably see a closer merger of biological intelligence and digital intelligence,". In a quote to CNBC, he also said, "It's mostly about the bandwidth, the speed of the connection between your brain and the digital version of yourself, particularly output."

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Musk deduced that computers are capable of communicating at “a trillion bits per second” whereas humans can only compute 10 bits per second when communicating via a smartphone or a computer. To put this into perspective, AI is growing at a rapid pace and might be able to penetrate every aspect of human life very soon. Hence, Musk believes that humans need to merge with machines in order to stay relevant in this age.

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What this means is that technology today demands high speeds which humans will not be able to keep up with. Hence, Musk thinks that there will be a day when we will have to implant technology into humans. 

Thanks to AI, self-driven cars are now a reality, which also means it cause an immediate social upheaval. Self-driving technology will make driving as a job completely obsolete, "so we need to figure out new roles for what do those people do, but it will be very disruptive and very quick."

So let’s say we become a human-cyborg like Robocop. Do you think it is a good idea? What will be left of our human instincts and feelings? That is something we have to consider if mankind ever decides to become a hybrid machine in the distant future.