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.

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    10 months ago

    The moment this becomes widespread you know there are going to be people figuring out how to jailbreak the chips. I’m down for the idea of cybernetics but no way would I get any kind of implant even capable of a wireless connection.