Scientists are worried about the company’s oversight, the potential impact on trial participants, and whether society has meaningfully grappled with the stakes of fusing Big Tech with human brains.
The five-year-old startup’s initial aim is to help alleviate certain disabilities, like enabling paralyzed people to control their computers and mobile devices through brain activity. Musk has signaled far larger ambitions down the road, however. He
In interviews with The Daily Beast, a number of scientists and academics expressed cautious hope that Neuralink will responsibly deliver a new therapy for patients, though each also outlined significant moral quandaries that Musk and company have yet to fully address. Dr. Johnson, of SUNY Upstate, questioned whether the startup’s scientific capabilities justify its hype. “If Neuralink is claiming that they’ll be able to use their device therapeutically to help disabled persons, they’re overpromising because they’re a long way from being able to do that.”I'm always cautious about what [Elon Musk] says.Should the trials go well, experts said they will still be uneasy—perhaps doubly so.
Other experts noted the dangers of hacked implants or computer chip viruses that could leave patients unstable—or worse. These concerns aren’t just science-fiction anymore. Neuralink is one of multiple startups racing to perfect the brain-technology, with competitors like Synchron and Neurable making huge strides as well.
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