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Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration gave Neuralink, which Musk cofounded in 2016, approval to launch human trials of its device that Musk has described as a "Fitbit in your skull." The FDA had previously rejected Neuralink's bid for human testing in March over safety concerns, Reuters reported, including that the wires connected to the brain chip could move within a subject's head or that the chip could overheat.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 98 points 1 year ago

What the fuck is wrong with people?

[-] snorkbubs@fedia.io 114 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Neuralink said in a blog post that it was looking for people who had paralysis in all four limbs because of a spinal-cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, these people are willing to take a risk in order to overcome difficult conditions, and that should be allowed. On the other hand, it feels like Neuralink is preying on their hopes.

If the company figurehead wasn't a libertarian billionaire edgelord, I might look past that second hand. No chance of that, though. He's going to kill people, and then he's going to retweet memes about it.

[-] Caradoc879@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Wasn't there a report about dozens of dead monkeys from animal trials a few months ago?

[-] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 23 points 1 year ago

I dont think they reached dozens, but yes this is the same project that had dead monkey headlines rolling around

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago

Not just dead, lot's of suffering beforehand. Those were some nauseating stories.

[-] geophysicist@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've read a lot of disturbing stuff on the internet but those descriptions of what the monkeys endured made me feel really uncomfortable

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

Well good news, if they implant in paralyzed patients and it doesn't work no one will be able to tell they are suffering.

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