Elon Musk reportedly planning to launch AI rival to ChatGPT maker Tesla and Twitter boss said to be bringing together team, weeks after co-signing letter demanding pause in AI research The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023
We've been connecting brains to computers longer than you’d expect. These 3 companies are leading the way Since it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has had its moments in biotech news. The Conversation · Mar 27, 2023
Who Owns Your Brain Data? Nita A. Farahany's The Battle for Your Brain shows how neurotech can help, or hurt, human liberty. Reason · Mar 18, 2023
Futurists predict a point where humans and machines become one. But will we see it coming? Most people are familiar with the deluge of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that seem designed to make us more efficient and creative. We’ve got apps that take text prompts and generate art, and the controversial ChatGPT, which raises serious questions about originality, misinformation and plagiarism. The Conversation · Mar 13, 2023
No, Elon Musk can’t put chips into people’s brains: Regulators rejected Neuralink’s device due to safety risks, report says Neuralink’s human brain chip trials have been put on hold after the FDA rejected the startup’s application owing to safety issues, Reuters reported Thursday. Fortune · Mar 2, 2023
Elon Musk’s Neuralink probed over shipment of ‘contaminated’ devices from ‘infected’ monkey brains Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink is being probed over its shipping methods after an animal rights group contacted the U.S. Department of Transportation The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
Elon Musk's Neuralink probed over material shipments Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink is being probed over its shipping methods after an animal rights group contacted the U.S. Department of Transportation The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
U.S. investigating Elon Musk's Neuralink over hazardous pathogens The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it is investigating Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink over the potentially illegal movement of hazardous pathogens. Reuters · Feb 9, 2023
Can we ethically justify harming animals for research? There are several schools of thought Neuralink, the biotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been accused of animal cruelty and is under federal investigation in the United States for potential animal welfare violations. The Conversation · Dec 19, 2022
Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are making bets on brain interface company Synchron as Elon Musk's Neuralink faces controversy and a Federal investigation Synchron's investment win comes as Musk's Neuralink faces a federal probe into its animal-testing practices that could set it back. Fortune · Dec 15, 2022
A major medical ethics group just asked the FDA to disqualify data from Elon Musk's Neuralink animal experiments: 'We want the FDA to proactively launch an investigation' Musk’s brain implants company, Neuralink, is already the subject of a federal investigation. Fortune · Dec 13, 2022
Musk's company is on a killing spree Around 1,500 lab animals have died in tests at Neuralink, Elon Musk's medical device implant company Salon · Dec 8, 2022
Musk's Neuralink under US investigation for treatment of animals, Reuters reports The brain-computer interface company Neuralink, owned by Elon Musk, is under investigation by the US Department of Agriculture for its treatment of animals, Reuters has revealed. FRANCE 24's tech editor Peter O'Brien tells us more about the allegations. France 24 · Dec 6, 2022
Musk's Neuralink staff claim his demands to rush brain implant trials led to the needless deaths of 1,500 animals The company is being probed for potential violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Fortune · Dec 6, 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022 Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces federal investigation after ‘killing 1,500 animals in testing’ The US Department of Agriculture is investigating the firm following complaints that its animal testing is being rushed and causing needless suffering and deaths
The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2022 Musk’s Neuralink faces federal inquiry after killing 1,500 animals in testing Brain-implant company accused of causing needless suffering and deaths amid pressure from CEO
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Federal authorities investigating Elon Musk’s Neuralink for ‘hack job’ treatment of test animals: report The company has been accused of maiming test monkeys in the past
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022 Musk's company aims to soon test brain implant in people Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his Neuralink company is seeking permission to test its brain implant in people soon
Fortune · Dec 1, 2022 Elon Musk says he will test out his own brain implant as he makes major Neuralink announcement Elon Musk wants to try Neuralink as soon as it is ready, but the company has delayed human trials several times.
Inverse · Dec 1, 2022 Elon Musk's Neuralink demo promised miracles — but a neuroscientist says the tech is decades behind The brain-computer interface technology touted by Neuralink has been around for several decades.
The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2022 Musk says brain chip to begin human trials soon – and plans to get one himself World’s richest man says human trials will begin within six months during presentation at health tech company Neuralink
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022 Elon Musk wants to put Neuralink implants in people’s brains within 6 months Would you let Elon Musk’s company put a computer chip in your brain?
The Conversation · Dec 1, 2022 Here’s what Elon Musk's language teaches us about his ambitions Elon Musk is known for his inventions. He’s the founder of rocket firm SpaceX, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla. But with his purchase of Twitter, his proclivity for inventing and using new words and phrases has come under fierce scrutiny.
Daily Mirror · Dec 1, 2022 Elon Musk expects to have Neuralink brain chip in humans in just six months Multi-billionaire Elon Musk has said implanting the Neuralink chip into humans is imminent despite reports of "debilitating health effects" for monkeys used in testing
Bangkok Post · Dec 1, 2022 Musk expects Neuralink to begin human trials in six months WASHINGTON: Elon Musk said on Wednesday a wireless device developed by his brain chip company Neuralink is expected to begin human clinical trials in six months.