Human Augmentation · Projected milestone
Cognitive enhancement implants
Estimated year~2078
20% by 2083 · including earlier years
The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.
Healthy people use implants to boost memory and focus.
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Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)
Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.
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- Synaesthesia on demandForecast · ~2082enables
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- Friendships beyond Dunbar's numberForecast · ~2085enables
- Most people augmentedForecast · ~2085enables
- Neural learning aidsForecast · ~2085enables
- Slow-motion reflex implantForecast · ~2086enables
- Shared group cognitionForecast · ~2088enables
- Brain-wired new sensesForecast · ~2092enables
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.