Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration gave Neuralink, which Musk cofounded in 2016, approval to launch human trials of its device that Musk has described as a “Fitbit in your skull.” The FDA had previously rejected Neuralink’s bid for human testing in March over safety concerns, Reuters reported, including that the wires connected to the brain chip could move within a subject’s head or that the chip could overheat.

  • @captainlezbian
    link
    English
    7811 months ago

    Even if it was safe “Fitbit in your skull” sounds awful

    • @jeffw
      link
      English
      3711 months ago

      “Please track my thoughts and sell the data, daddy Elon!” - the people lining up for this probably

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        011 months ago

        With that chip they won’t need to sell your data, they sell you as entity. And if emperor Elon says clap, then you’ll clap your hands.

    • @gnate
      link
      English
      1311 months ago

      And then there’s the ads…

      • @Shou
        link
        English
        411 months ago

        Futurama being ahead of its time

    • @ByteJunk
      link
      English
      111 months ago

      This reminds me of that corporate quest in Starfield where you learn what they were doing at the clinic. Surreal…