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Thousands of people are reportedly lining up to have a portion of their skull removed and one of Elon Musk's brain chips implanted (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 10 months ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration gave Neuralink, which Musk cofounded in 2016, approval to launch human trials of its device that Musk has described as a "Fitbit in your skull." The FDA had previously rejected Neuralink's bid for human testing in March over safety concerns, Reuters reported, including that the wires connected to the brain chip could move within a subject's head or that the chip could overheat.

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[–] KroninJ@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I'd be in line myself of it wasn't for a few key things.

Successful trials

Elon's history on fucking with shit for his own entertainment and/or personal gain

You know this will be connected to the internet to work

[–] 1D10@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I can't wait for basic human functions to be subscription based.

[–] crit@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 10 months ago

Imagine you're in the middle of driving somewhere and your brain needs to update