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This is a publicity stunt to get more funding. They are going to get some volunteers, but they won't ever get the implants. Neuralink will just keep delaying the procedure by a year and then cancel it once the public stops paying attention.
I don't see Neuralink taking the legal risk, regardless of what the FDA says. The approval is part of the publicity stunt IMO.
I don't think they'd care about the legal risk from people who'd sign up. However it'd be pretty bad publicity having them all die
"Hey, I've Seen This One!"
Hey dumbshit, I just wanted to drop by and let you know you were so wrong and it only took a few months to prove you wrong.
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/30/1227850900/elon-musk-neuralink-implant-clinical-trial
I think you are hating simply because musk, they have FDA approval. People are going to get this implant in their brain, and if I remember I'll come back here and send you a message that you were wrong when it happens.
FDA approval ain't evidence that something is safe. See the recent approvals for anti-Alzheimers meds that have a terrible side-effect to benefit ratio.
For sure, that's what the testing is for. Now that a device has been put in a human it will be determined if it's safe over many years and trials.
If something is dangerous in animal testing, it shouldn't reach humans. The FDA is toothless (due to underfunding and regulatory capture).
So you're worried the implant will affect your memory. Got it.
I hope you sign up
I'm not disabled, so I can't even if I wanted to. I don't want to either, I'm not stupid