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The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died (12ft.io)
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Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s claims.

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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

lol I know you’re kidding, but there’s implication of those willing to get things implanted. Society seems to run on hype nowadays. Look at AI and how fast people are jumping on board with trying it, sometimes out of FOMO. Not to say there’s no merit, but if that FOMO feeling spreads real quick, without proper guardrails, Musk will eventually get what he wants.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I don't think many people will get elective brain surgery out of hype. Even if they would they can't afford it. You mention AI but chatgpt 4.0 is $20 bucks a month. Cost is a big factor in trends.

    Also I am not sure about your qualifier of "nowadays". Hype isn't new.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    I think a big aspect is going to be disability. I don't think any able bodied people are going to be rushing to get this in their skull, but if I had full body paralysis? Fuck it, why not. Well, aside from then supporting these horrible practices and essentially torture on those poor monkeys...

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