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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Federal authorities investigating Elon Musk’s Neuralink for ‘hack job’ treatment of test animals: report

Neuralink

Despite Elon Musk claiming just last month that his company Neuralink, which aims to create a computer implant that connects to the brain, will be ready for human tests in six months, a new investigation paints a different picture.

The company is now under federal investigation for its internal practices, including “potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed, causing needless suffering and deaths,” according to Reuters.

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