Elon Musk hosted a flashy recruiting event for yet another one of his companies: Neuralink, the startup proposing implants that connect your brain to a computer.
The event showcased a video that Musk said showed a monkey using a brain implant to control a cursor and type on a computer. It’s not a brand new technology, as researchers have been working on devices that can decode brain signals for a practical purpose for decades. For example, allowing a person to type words or play video games with only their brain has been done before. Musk noted during the “show and tell” event that the primary goal of the evening was to recruit talent to Neuralink.
The use of animals, however, has angered activists. The company has acknowledged that a monkey had died during the testing process. “We do everything we possibly can with rigorous benchtop testing so we’re not cavalier about putting devices into animals,” Musk said Wednesday. The core idea behind Neuralink brings up numerous ethical and sociopolitical questions.
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