Elon Musk, who already lives rent-free in many of our minds, just upgraded his status to official tenant. Musk’s brain chip startup Neuralink received the go-ahead to start in-human clinical trials, a monumental step for the ambitious company that's already been plagued by federal probes. I imagine Musk added ‘put brain chips in humans’ onto his to-do list under 'fix Twitter before 2024.'
In its announcement that the Food and Drug Administration granted it approval for in-human trials, Neuralink emphasized the significance of this milestone, stating that it represents a crucial initial stride towards leveraging Neuralink’s technology to “help many people.” In practice, the implanted chips transmit brain signals to computers, and Musk’s grand vision is to potentially help paralyzed individuals walk again and even cure brain diseases.
