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2023-09-21 Science & Technology

Would YOU sign up? Elon Musk's Neuralink is recruiting participants to trial its controversial brain implants

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-21 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

Very selective they are. The candidate pre-op testing is quite involved.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-21 02:24|| 2023-09-21 02:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Not to go all Dr Mengele this early in the morning, but we do have a large population of homeless mentally ill drug addicts we don't know what to do with.

If I were me, I would be trying to connect animal brains with robot bodies. Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the robotic dogs of war.

Posted by SteveS 2023-09-21 07:43|| 2023-09-21 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 If it can help with any of a range of neurologic pathologies, it will be worth it.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-09-21 08:27|| 2023-09-21 08:27|| Front Page Top

#4 As a guy that does cybersecurity for a living, there is no chance in hell I would sign up.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-09-21 09:09|| 2023-09-21 09:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Having refused the clotshot due to lack of willingness to be somebody's guinea pig, I'll just have to say "I'll give it due consideration".
Anyway,...

Posted by ed in texas 2023-09-21 09:43|| 2023-09-21 09:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Had I a condition this 'may' resolve, then you bet I'm in line.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-21 13:11|| 2023-09-21 13:11|| Front Page Top

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