At least he’s honest and we can trust him. Oh wait…
Along with claiming that no monkeys have died because of a Neuralink implant, Musk has said the startup “chose terminal mon[k]eys (close to death already)” as test subjects to “minimize risk to healthy monkeys.” However, Wired cites an anonymous former employee saying that is not true:
Shown a copy of Musk’s remarks on X about Neuralink’s animal subjects being “close to death already,” a former Neuralink employee alleges to WIRED the claim is “ridiculous” if not a “straight fabrication.” “We had these monkeys for a year or so before any surgery was performed,” they say. The ex-employee, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation, says up to a year’s worth of behavioral training was necessary for the program, a time frame that would exempt subjects already close to death’s door.
I don’t trust some billionaire with a direct interface into my neural abilities. I know Musk had no problems using his satilites to sabotage Ukraine’s army to appease Putin.
Unless the alternative is severe disability I really don’t see the appeal of having untrustworthy tech bro billionaires physically infiltrate our brains just so we can “control video game characters” or “write text by thinking it”. I’d rather keep my brain to myself and write text and control video games by a mixture of thinking and wiggling my fingers.
Why would anyone want any of this fucking garbage anyway? Look at how the fuck boy runs twitter, you want that in your brain???
“Pay me or I turn you off, lol”
At least he’s honest and we can trust him. Oh wait…
A brain implant could be a solution for people with brain damage or born deficits that help them regain lost abilities.
I would never have one implanted as a luxury gadget though.
I would, but not in the early development phase.
I don’t trust some billionaire with a direct interface into my neural abilities. I know Musk had no problems using his satilites to sabotage Ukraine’s army to appease Putin.
True, but if/once it gets mainstream and has matured enough, and proper regulations are in place, I bet it can be a nifty tool.
Not how a brain implant works.
If I could have direct interface to my devices (write text by thinking it, control video game characters,…) I would get one in a heartbeat.
Sadly it’ll be a while until the tech comes that far and it’ll have strictly medical usecases for quite some time.
We already have had implants turned off wirelessly with ota updates.
Not brain implants, but if you don’t think that would be a thing, then you’re so naive that I could sell you a bridge.
Unless the alternative is severe disability I really don’t see the appeal of having untrustworthy tech bro billionaires physically infiltrate our brains just so we can “control video game characters” or “write text by thinking it”. I’d rather keep my brain to myself and write text and control video games by a mixture of thinking and wiggling my fingers.