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Neuralink Barrels Into Human Tests Despite Fraud Claims (spectrum.ieee.org)
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[–] 75 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Neuralink announced in September that it was recruiting volunteers for its human study. Thousands of people have reportedly signed up to receive the brain implant.

Welp…

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why do they want it? What does it actually do?

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Neuralink's device has a chip that processes and transmits neural signals that could be transmitted to devices like a computer or a phone.

    The company hopes that a person would potentially be able to control a mouse, keyboard or other computer functions like text messaging with their thoughts.

    "First @Neuralink product will enable someone with paralysis to use a smartphone with their mind faster than someone using thumbs," Musk said in April 2021

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/what-does-elon-musks-brain-chip-company-neuralink-do-2022-12-05/

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Neuralink’s device has a chip that processes and transmits neural signals that could be transmitted to devices like a computer or a phone.

    Haven't we already been able to do that with non-invasive EKG sensors strapped to the temples before?

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So are these thousands of people disabled? Because that would be the silver lining. I dont think the trials will go well, but I mean thats how desperate these people are. And at least the tech is being worked in some form. But the siccest shit comes out of the worst assholes.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'd imagine most of the people signing up haven't actually looked into it and are envisioning Matrix shit or something. Like the thousands of people who signed up for Mars One

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Matrix shit? Like being forced to be a drone in a monotonous VR world while their bodies are harvested for energy until they fail? Doesn't really seem like an aspirational situation but I guess there must be a few Cyphers out there ..

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    No. This kind of thing is being worked on by legitimate academic neuroscientists at places like Stanford. They abide by a code of medical and scientific ethics. That’s where this kind of thing is going to come from.

    They’re not going to come from some guy who killed a $44B company by making the stupidest move possible at every decision branch.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It probably could do those things, but instead it'll harvest your thoughts to send advertising keywords to Twitter, and play unskippable ads directly inside of your brain.

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