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

Early, undocumented, mass implantation in human subjects WOULD explain some of the fanboyism of late…

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

    It would explain some of Elon Musk's weird twitchy body language too. But there are other possible explanations.

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

    There is no way that dude isn't on drugs 24/7.

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

    I would probably be on drugs 24/7 too if I had unlimited resources and no way to go broke from my actions.

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

    Heroin has entered the chat

    Did someone say they want drugs 24/7? I can help with that.

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  • [–] 86 points 2 years ago

    If the IEEE (electrical engineering society) is saying something it must be really bad. They rarely if ever get involved in things like this.

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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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  • [–] 51 points 2 years ago

    They’ll die or beg to die just like all of those monkeys

    https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-pcrm-neuralink-monkey-deaths/

    How about you step up and be patient zero Mr phony stark wannabe

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

    I wonder how many of those bag lickers that volunteered refused to get the Covid vaccine.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    If only there was a government agency with both the will and the authority to do something. Oh well.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago

    pls put a monkey killing chip in my brain daddy elon

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

    No sane, nondisabled person would allow Elon to put anything in their brain

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    This reminds me of Trump's contribution to covid " uh can't you just flash light on it, or drink chlorine?". Just truly brilliant people having world changing ideas. "We'll surgically implant chips into brains.. ignore the dead chimps

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

    You can't install adblocker on neuralink, but thankfully for you, nazi propaganda comes free of charge.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    The only way this should be allowed to move forward is if the board of directors all have the procedure done first.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Yooo, real life cyberpsychosis just dropped

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

    You ready to get a montage reel of people pulling their brains out while screaming, straight from a scifi horror movie?

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