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Neuralink Co-Founder Suggests He Left Elon Musk's Company Over Safety Concerns (gizmodo.com)

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[+] [email protected] -9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

On one hand, yea I don't want brain damage. On the other hand, if it means I can move robotic limbs after being paralyzed, maybe it's still worth it?

Like the idea of having neural interfaces that don't penetrate the brain is obviously great, but if that tech doesn't come for another 50 years, what are the current people going to do instead?

I'm not on the waiting list for Neuralink, but if I'm gonna be honest, the hate for it is over amplified.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I don't think the concept is bad. I take a medicine that may give me cognition problems when I'm very old, but it's remarkably effective for me right now and provides a significant quality of life improvement. So, I've chosen to stay on it.

That's different I think though from Neuralink as it is today. There need to be stringent safety measures in place and controls on testing. We've come a long way on neurology, but we still have a lot we don't understand.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

if it means I can move robotic limbs after being paralyzed, maybe it's still worth it?

I don't mind the progress in science and technology.

I don't mind sacrificing some animals for that goal.

The really terrible thought is that Elon is allowed to decide these things.