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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Neuralink Co-founder Raises Red Flags, Leaves Elon Musk's Neurotechnology Company

After leaving Neuralink citing safety concerns, the company's co-founder started his own company called Precision Neuroscience. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

One of the co-founders of Neuralink, Benjamin Rapoport, has departed from the Elon Musk-led brain-computer interface company due to safety concerns. The departure of this top executive intensifies the ongoing debate about the safety and ethics of brain-computer interfaces.

During a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal's podcast "The Future of Everything," Rapoport made a startling admission. A neurosurgeon by profession, Rapoport admitted he had spared no effort in his bid to advance neural interfaces from science to medicine.

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