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Wed Sep 20, 2023, 01:37 AM Sep 2023

The Guardian: Elon Musk's Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial

Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial
Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board

Maanvi Singh
@maanvissingh
Tue 19 Sep 2023 21.03 EDT

Elon Musk’s brain-implant startup, Neuralink, said it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruiting patients for its first human trial. The company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device in a six-year study.

Neuralink is one of several companies developing a brain-computer interface (BCI) that can collect and analyze brain signals. But its billionaire executive’s bombastic promotion of the company, including promises to develop an all-encompassing brain computer to help humans keep up with artificial intelligence, has attracted skepticism and raised ethical concerns among neuroscientists and other experts.

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration denied the company’s request to fast-track human trials, but in May approved Neuralink for an investigational device exemption (IDE) that allows a device to be used for clinical studies. The agency has not disclosed how its initial concerns were resolved.

Neuralink says it is looking for patients with quadriplegia due to vertical spinal cord injury or ALS. Participants will have a BCI surgically implanted using a proprietary robot in a region of the brain that controls movement, with the goal of enabling them to control a computer cursor or a keyboard using just their thoughts. The study will evaluate the safety and functionality of the technology, according to a statement.

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The Guardian: Elon Musk's Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial (Original Post) OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 OP
Talent / Target Pool OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2023 #1
You first, Elon. Show everybody how safe it is. tanyev Sep 2023 #2
👍 Joinfortmill Sep 2023 #3

OAITW r.2.0

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1. Talent / Target Pool
Wed Sep 20, 2023, 01:45 AM
Sep 2023

MAGA Republicans.

On edit: They are gonna create social/political zombies! Saying stupid shit on media posts and voting Republican when they remember to vote.

2nd edit. Duh, that's been happening for 25 yers.

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