transhumanism
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Neuralink Livestreams Paralysed Patient Playing Video Games With His Mind
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s neuroscience startup, live-streamed an interview with its first patient on Wednesday. The man in question, a 29-year-old quadriplegic who identifies himself as Noland Arbaugh, said that he has been unable to move his arms or legs for nearly a decade. Using Neuralink’s brain implant, which was inserted in January, the man now…
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Elon Musk Says Neuralink Has Implanted Its Chip in a Human for the First Time
Elon Musk says the first person has received a neural implant from his controversial brain chip startup Neuralink. Musk revealed the information in a tweet posted on his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter). The tweet reads merely: The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising…
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UN Warns Unregulated Neurotechnology Threatens ‘Freedom of Thought’
The UN is advising against neurotechnology using unregulated AI chip implantations, saying it poses a grave risk to people’s mental privacy. Unregulated neurotechnology could pose harmful long-term risks, the UN says, such as shaping the way a young person thinks or accessing private thoughts and emotions. It specified its concerns centered around “unregulated neurotechnology,” and…
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Elon Musk’s Plans to Test Neuralink in Humans Reportedly Squashed by FDA
The biotech company, currently facing at least two federal investigations, has blown past multiple deadlines for FDA approval. Now it is likely to miss another.