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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 years ago

Obligatory “What could possibly go wrong? /s”

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For that thing that killed hundreds of monkeys? Yeah, sounds like a great plan.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago

"only" 15-17 monkeys, but thousands of other animals, insanely depressing. the more you read about it, the more you will start to actually believe that the death of one particular primate could indeed be beneficial for humanity ...

On several occasions over the years, Musk has told employees to imagine they had a bomb strapped to their heads in an effort to get them to move faster, according to three sources who repeatedly heard the comment. On one occasion a few years ago, Musk told employees he would trigger a “market failure” at Neuralink unless they made more progress, a comment perceived by some employees as a threat to shut down operations, according to a former staffer who heard his comment. Five people who’ve worked on Neuralink’s animal experiments told Reuters they had raised concerns internally. They said they had advocated for a more traditional testing approach, in which researchers would test one element at a time in an animal study and draw relevant conclusions before moving on to more animal tests. Instead, these people said, Neuralink launches tests in quick succession before fixing issues in earlier tests or drawing complete conclusions. The result: More animals overall are tested and killed, in part because the approach leads to repeated tests. One former employee who asked management several years ago for more deliberate testing was told by a senior executive it wasn’t possible given Musk’s demands for speed, the employee said. Two people told Reuters they left the company over concerns about animal research.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ole Musky should step up and prove how safe it is. If he gets one, I'll definitely get one.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

One implant to rule them all, one implant to find them, One implant to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He behaves like he already has one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

So then the thing that killed the monkeys was the smelling their smug farts all day? It all makes sense now...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

He thinks we’re living in a simulation.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

First rule of technology: if the increase in complexity and decrease in reliability outweigh the added tangible value, don't implement it. This is why it's usually best to avoid "smart" appliances or, you know, brain implants.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Lol this guy can't even make a car that doesn't kill someone or have a bumper that doesn't fall off

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If someone besides Musk was running things, I might be excited about the potential for progress… as it stands, though, I just can’t trust the guy.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

Given what is coming out about how the animal test subjects were treated, you'd be better off letting a random dentist poke at your brain

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Same.

Although I can't say I would trust one from a FAANG company much more.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll bet you need a lifetime subscription with that and get a blue verification mark on your forehead.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

A 30 day lifetime subscription.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

I can see how a quadrapoligic or someone with ALS would be excited for this trial. I hope it goes well. It could give someone that is trapped in their body a new way to communicate with their loved ones.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Does it support full auto-think?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Whoever thinks getting one is a good idea already has it enabled.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I already have that and I'm not impressed

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I mean look on the bright side. It’s Musk’s sycophants who would line up to die for something like this.

[–] nyakojiru 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People would need to be force to insert this shit to be competitive in the market. This sucks

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Is anyone up for starting a non religious Amish society?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Nice move there AI. I see what you're doing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Always mount a scratch test subject before testing or reconfiguring.

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/S/scratch-monkey.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

They're all dead already.