Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial
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Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board

| Elon Musk | The Guardian

Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board

  • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    8·
    9 months ago

    Before it’s posted here, no, fuck you in advance, this shit is not “objectively” going to improve humans as a species with a few rough patches on the way there or some bazinga take like that. Fuck you.

    • forcequit [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      Neuralink says it is looking for patients with quadriplegia due to vertical spinal cord injury or ALS. Participants will have a BCI surgically implanted using a proprietary robot in a region of the brain that controls movement, with the goal of enabling them to control a computer cursor or a keyboard using just their thoughts. The study will evaluate the safety and functionality of the technology, according to a statement.

      We tied your motor cortex to this GUI, can you feel the freedom yet?