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Doctors Concerned About Neuralink's First Patient (futurism.com)

submitted 9 months ago by catculation@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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• 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.

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[–] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 51 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (11 children)

I still can't forget the Monkeys.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 75 points 9 months ago (6 children)

JFC

Additional veterinary reports show the condition of a female monkey called “Animal 15” during the months leading up to her death in March 2019. Days after her implant surgery, she began to press her head against the floor for no apparent reason; a symptom of pain or infection, the records say. Staff observed that though she was uncomfortable, picking and pulling at her implant until it bled, she would often lie at the foot of her cage and spend time holding hands with her roommate. Animal 15 began to lose coordination, and staff observed that she would shake uncontrollably when she saw lab workers. Her condition deteriorated for months until the staff finally euthanized her. A necropsy report indicates that she had bleeding in her brain and that the Neuralink implants left parts of her cerebral cortex “focally tattered.”

So they fuckin shredded the poor girl's brain.

[–] jobby@lemmy.today 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That’s heartbreaking.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 12 points 9 months ago

Yeah. Gut wrenching too.

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