Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration gave Neuralink, which Musk cofounded in 2016, approval to launch human trials of its device that Musk has described as a “Fitbit in your skull.” The FDA had previously rejected Neuralink’s bid for human testing in March over safety concerns, Reuters reported, including that the wires connected to the brain chip could move within a subject’s head or that the chip could overheat.

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      1 year ago

      Just wait until everyone’s required to get one of these as a condition of employment for most jobs. By the time enough people get pissed off enough about it to try to do something, it’ll be too late.

      Drug free workplace act? That’s old news how about a free will-free workplace.

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        1 year ago

        Oh ffs no near timeline is going to require literal brain surgery for a condition of employment. Why the hell would they want you to be able to look at porn while you work?