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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Kari Paul

Elon Musk’s brain chip company, Neuralink, faces animal abuse claims

Two hands hold a smartphone screen showing the logo of neurotechnology company Neuralink Corporation in black and white.
Neuralink, co-founded by Elon Musk, aims to create a way for humans to control devices with their brains. Photograph: Mateusz Słodkowski/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink is defending itself against claims that its researchers abused monkeys in the testing of its products.

Neuralink – which hopes to create a revolutionary interface that would allow humans to control devices with their brains – said in a statement on Monday that its research animals were “respected and honored by our team”. The company was responding to allegations that the animals were tortured and left to die in horrific experiments at its facilities.

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