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    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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        251 year ago

        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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          271 year ago

          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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          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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            221 year ago

            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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            181 year 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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          31 year ago

          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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              Don’t forget to pay your monthly subscription, or you’ll wake up and discover they’ve turned off your visual cortex rendering you blind until you bring your payment account up to date, plus pay a $47 late fee.

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      Oh, they’re going to get so sued if they actually do this. I’m picturing the window-shatter demo of the cybertruck, but with brains.