Elon Musk gave another late-night interview this week, and somehow the man still talks like he just drank three gallons of rocket fuel and solved six engineering problems before breakfast. Speaking remotely to the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Israel at around 2:30 in the morning Texas time, Musk covered everything from self-driving cars to humanoid robots to Neuralink implants that could potentially restore sight to the blind. Because apparently normal CEOs spend their nights sleeping while Elon Musk spends his discussing what he casually called “Jesus-level technologies.” That phrase definitely got people’s attention.
During the interview, Musk explained that Neuralink is already helping individuals who lost brain-body connections communicate again through computers and phones. He then described future plans involving spinal injury patients potentially walking again through neural implants that bypass damaged portions of the spine. If that sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie from the 1990s, welcome to 2026.
Then came the moment that sent social media into overdrive.
Musk revealed that later this year Neuralink hopes to perform its first “blindsight” implant, which he says could eventually restore vision to individuals who are blind, including people “blind at birth.” The wording instantly caught attention because it mirrors language directly from John 9 in the Bible, where Jesus heals a man who had been blind from birth. Whether Musk intended the parallel or not, he doubled down moments later by openly comparing Neuralink’s capabilities to miracles.
Here is Elon Musk's full interview tonight from the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Israel.
Elon talks about Tesla's Unsupervised robotaxi rollout, Starship V3, Neuralink, and more.
He works nonstop. Elon started this live interview at 2 AM in Texas lol. pic.twitter.com/yKmqX5ueBP
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 18, 2026
“So, restoring control of people who are tetraplegics, and restoring sight, I think are pretty big deals,” Musk said. “Those are sort of what you might call Jesus-level technologies.” When the interviewer responded, “Miracles,” Musk answered, “Miracles, yes, exactly. I mean, miracles of science.”
That comment sparked immediate reactions online, with supporters praising the incredible medical possibilities while critics once again questioned whether humanity is moving too fast into territory that starts sounding less like medicine and more like science fiction mixed with theology. Understandably, people get a little uneasy when billionaires begin discussing brain implants, artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, and restoring sight all in the same conversation before sunrise.
The rest of the interview sounded equally futuristic. Musk predicted that within ten years, AI-driven cars will handle roughly 90 percent of all driving, while humanoid robots become commonplace in everyday life. He even joked that people would eventually own personal robots similar to C-3PO and R2-D2 from Star Wars, while acknowledging there are always concerns about “Terminator” scenarios if artificial intelligence goes wrong. At least he’s aware that building robot armies occasionally raises eyebrows.
Still, Musk insisted he believes humanity is heading toward an era of “universal high income,” incredible medical advancements, and technological abundance where diseases can be cured and basic needs become easier to meet. It is a remarkably optimistic vision, even if parts of it sound like something written halfway between the Book of Revelation and a Silicon Valley investor pitch deck.