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.
On the bright side even at worst case scenario nothing of value will be lost.
I feel like the overlap of people willing to have a chip inserted in their brain and people willing to wear a MAGA hat is significantly non-zero.
The moment this becomes widespread you know there are going to be people figuring out how to jailbreak the chips. I’m down for the idea of cybernetics but no way would I get any kind of implant even capable of a wireless connection.
This is how the zombie apocalypse begins… loads crossbow…
Everyone needs to read about the poor monkeys in these trials.
Horrific.
I’m happy they’ve moved on from testing on unwilling monkeys, to willing humans.
