Meta AI boss ties baby plans to Elon Musk’s Neuralink but what does he know that we don’t

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• Meta’s AI chief Wang will have kids only after advanced BCIs exist
• Wang believes early childhood is ideal for integrating brain-computer interfaces
• Meta expands SuperIntelligence Labs in Singapore, hiring more AI experts.

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Meta’s AI chief Alexandr Wang has dropped one of the most 2025 tech-bro statements ever: he’s not having kids until Neuralink gets seriously advanced. No, this isn’t satire. He actually said it on a podcast, with full conviction, the kind reserved for people who believe humanity’s next step is a USB port in the brain.

Wang leads Meta’s SuperIntelligence Labs, the company’s big bet on building smarter, faster, slightly terrifying AI systems. During the conversation, he explained that he wants to wait until brain-computer interface (BCI) tech like Elon Musk’s Neuralink becomes reliable, refined, and maybe less “experimental lab rat” and more “plug and play for toddlers.”

His logic? Kids’ brains are basically fresh Play-Doh in the first seven years of life. That phase, known as neuroplasticity, allows them to absorb new skills faster than adults. Wang believes this early window would be perfect for introducing BCIs. In his ideal future, children wouldn’t learn how to use AI… they’d just know. Instead of being handed crayons, they’d be handed superintelligence and casually asked to “think harder.”

“I’ll have kids after Neuralink or similar BCI technology is very advanced,” Wang said, adding that children born into a world of mature brain-chip interfaces could integrate the tech directly into their developing brains, instead of awkwardly adapting to it later like adults would. Essentially, Wang wants his future kids to skip the “software update pending” phase and be born with the premium subscription already installed.

Neuralink, founded by Musk, is currently running clinical trials focused on helping people with paralysis regain movement and mobility. Musk has been vocal about the company’s long-term goal of enhancing human cognition, not just fixing medical conditions. But right now, the tech is still largely medical-first, hardware-heavy, and not quite ready for brain-chip nursery rhymes.

Meanwhile, Wang isn’t just philosophising about future cyborg babies. Meta is actively expanding its SuperIntelligence Labs team in Singapore, especially after acquiring Manus AI, a local company working on AI agents. With Manus’ 100-person team now folded into Meta’s plans, Wang announced that the lab is hiring more AI researchers and engineers, inviting interested candidates to DM their resumes. It was less of a corporate hiring post and more of a “join the secret AI Avengers squad” call.

Reactions online have ranged from “this man lives in the future” to “please don’t put chips in kids.” Ethical questions around BCIs for children are already bubbling up, even if the tech isn’t fully there yet.

Whether visionary or wildly premature, Wang’s stance shows how some tech leaders view BCIs not as optional gadgets, but as the next evolutionary upgrade for humanity. And honestly, if nothing else, it gives parents one more line to use in arguments: “At least I’m not waiting for a brain chip to raise you.”