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Originall published January 29th, 2024
The billionaire founder of Neuralink announced today in a post on his social network
“The first human received a @Neuralink implant yesterday and is recovering well. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” said Elon Musk.
After receiving authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Neuralink managed to insert the chip into a person with a confidential identity. It should be noted that Musk had been carrying out this type of experiments on animals, specifically on pigs, and insisted on the FDA for the aforementioned authorization to experiment on human beings.
The experimental surgery, which involves installing a small microchip in the top layer of the person's skull (a “robot called “R1” is responsible for performing the “ultra delicate” procedure of suturing the electrified wires of the implant), aims provide a series of “scientific and health benefits”, in addition to studying “the ability to measure brain activity and give people with physical or mental disabilities new capabilities.”
The chips that Neuralink manufactures and implants in skulls can read and analyse people's neural activity and transmit the data to a computer or mobile device/cell phone.
Prior to Musk's announcement about the “transplant,” the US Department of Transportation fined Neuralink $2,480 for “violating hazardous materials regulations.” After inspecting facilities in Texas and California, inspectors discovered that the company does not have a permit to transport hazardous materials that could cause a person's death.
The monkeys found with infections and brain inflammation after receiving the Neuralink chip, so they were euthanized. Because of this, four congressmen accused Elon Musk of fraud before the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Even so, given the news of the complaint about the experiments on monkeys, a Bloomberg report states that there are already thousands of people applying to receive the chip. The neurotechnology company began volunteer registration in September and expects to perform 11 surgeries on human patients in 2024. It will subsequently scale the procedures until it surpasses the mark of 22,204 operations in 2030.
The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2024
Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.
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