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[-] qwertyWarlord@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why would anyone want any of this fucking garbage anyway? Look at how the fuck boy runs twitter, you want that in your brain???

"Pay me or I turn you off, lol"

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

At least he's honest and we can trust him. Oh wait...

Along with claiming that no monkeys have died because of a Neuralink implant, Musk has said the startup “chose terminal mon[k]eys (close to death already)” as test subjects to “minimize risk to healthy monkeys.” However, Wired cites an anonymous former employee saying that is not true:

Shown a copy of Musk’s remarks on X about Neuralink’s animal subjects being “close to death already,” a former Neuralink employee alleges to WIRED the claim is “ridiculous” if not a “straight fabrication.” “We had these monkeys for a year or so before any surgery was performed,” they say. The ex-employee, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation, says up to a year’s worth of behavioral training was necessary for the program, a time frame that would exempt subjects already close to death’s door.

[-] blue_zephyr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A brain implant could be a solution for people with brain damage or born deficits that help them regain lost abilities.

I would never have one implanted as a luxury gadget though.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

I might get an implant from a responsible company

Musk is a lot of things, he is a liar scammer, an outright asshole, an incompetent idiot... but he's never been responsible.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

What's a "responsible company"? Any public company could become irresponsible overnight if and when the shareholders demand it.

[-] MetaShawn@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Took the words right out of my mouth! 👍

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

For one, probably a company without public shareholders. For two, a company that runs under very strict government rules

[-] Aagje_D_Vogel 2 points 1 year ago

I would, but not in the early development phase.

[-] blue_zephyr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't trust some billionaire with a direct interface into my neural abilities. I know Musk had no problems using his satilites to sabotage Ukraine's army to appease Putin.

[-] Aagje_D_Vogel 2 points 1 year ago

True, but if/once it gets mainstream and has matured enough, and proper regulations are in place, I bet it can be a nifty tool.

[-] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Unless you live in a place where the richest buy their own regulations. Then it's just a race to get the most victims as cheaply as possible for whoever holds the monopoly.

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