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• Concerns rise as Neuralink fails to provide evidence of brain implant success, raising safety and transparency questions.

• Controversy surrounds Neuralink's lack of data on surgical capabilities and alarming treatment of monkeys with brain implants.

• While Neuralink touts achievements, experts question true innovation and highlight developments in other brain implant projects.

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Stupid article as it implies that doctors are concerned for a specific reason related to the subject’s health but it’s just background about this shitty experiment and how it can be dangerous. Regardless, I can’t believe someone volunteered for this and am unfortunately expecting documented issues in the future.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember how they couldn't get the cyber truck to not rust? Or the bullet proof windows to work? Or how the milage for most Tesla's was impossible, so people thought their cars were broken, and instead of either confessing or fixing the mileage they created an elaborate scheme to cancel appointment so people couldn't get their batteries looked at? These are the people you trusted to put a chip in your brain...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not using it, might as well sacrifice for the good of the many

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s fine, but this ain’t it. There are many stories of important and heroic acts of medical martyrdom, but they all share one important thread: the scientists involved knew what they were doing. This, this isn’t that. Another dead won’t improve anything here, it’ll just result in unnecessary pain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I support mmi, not necessarily neuralink. None of the others get the recognition, and therefore funding, to make any real progress though.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it would be a lot more reasonable to expect undocumented issues. They have a lot to lose and it's controlled by a billionaire. As if they're not going to try to cover it up.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

They will try to cover it up for sure. IMO Either it will “silently end” after myriad health issues or there will be big public exposures.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

I doubt you'll hear any docs about failures. I think that's what this article is about? I.e. a lack of transparency?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If my option was never move again and this would let me control a computer then I wouldn't care about the risk

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

The results are in. You now feel as if you are constantly moving. You aren't, but it sure feels that way. Forever.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm sure the guy who had a pig heart transplant thought similar. He died less than a year after.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

i'd do it for money. Not much to fuck up with my brain