• Concerns rise as Neuralink fails to provide evidence of brain implant success, raising safety and transparency questions.

• Controversy surrounds Neuralink’s lack of data on surgical capabilities and alarming treatment of monkeys with brain implants.

• While Neuralink touts achievements, experts question true innovation and highlight developments in other brain implant projects.

  • @leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl
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    1879 months ago

    Finally some news about the first human trial.

    The part about them not issuing regular progress reports since day 1 (a month or so ago) is, how these doctors put it, concerning.

    Apart from that, I think jumping from monkeys to human experiments when the success rate is low feels either rush work or some high person in charge decided to go all-or-nothing.

    • @NounsAndWords@lemmy.world
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      1289 months ago

      or some high person in charge decided to go all-or-nothing

      I don’t see what Elon’s drug use and increasingly irratic decision-making have to to with this.

    • @moistclump@lemmy.world
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      379 months ago

      Agreed. And seems wild to allow that kind of coercion from powerful people to move into the human body stage without air tight everything.

    • @scrape@lemmy.world
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      19 months ago

      I think it is unethical to test this technology on anyone who does not consent. It is too invasive and damaging. Our testing framework should be revised for brain interfaces.