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Elon Musk's brain-computer interface outfit Neuralink tests its tech on a human (www.theregister.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Giving a for-profit corporation direct access to your brain sounds like a great idea with no downsides whatsoever. I love the thought of worrying about my brain implant having a glitch or facing planned obsolescence.

Edit: OH God I actually read the article and this thing connects to exterior devices. Imagine your brain literally being hacked.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The attacker makes you experience a ten thousand year psychedelic hellscape in total primal horror whenever you connect to a new cell tower

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Or a command to punch yourself in the nads every time you pass someone in the street.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

A parade is a death sentence