- Elon Musk's Neuralink said it's been given the green light to test brain implants on humans.
- Recruitment's not open yet, but people on the internet say they want nothing to do with it.
Elon Musk's Neuralink says it's finally allowed to put brain implants in human beings, and the internet's not thrilled by the prospect.
When $4 that federal authorities have approved its first human clinical study, the comments were filled with praises and well-wishes from verified accounts — people who've paid for a Twitter subscription.
But not everyone was enthusiastic about Neuralink's trial getting approved — in the kingdom of the checkmark-less, $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 $4
"The first dudes in line are still going to be apes," $4
"Just say NOPE!" $4
The backlash isn't too surprising, given how the announcement is about tech that literally puts a chip in your head, and Skynet still grips people on the internet with fear. Musk himself has $4
The negative comments were largely directed toward Musk, not Neuralink. Neuralink says it's working on developing implants to assist paralyzed people, a feat recently accomplished by $4
Some people were not convinced that the technology would be used for positive ends in Musk's hands.
"If this is what you really think he's going to use it for, you're delusional," $4
"No trust or belief in him or anything he as anything to do with," $4
Lots of people are posting $4, likely referencing either past explosive hiccups from Musk's companies, like $4, or reports that $4
—Dame Jamz (@makeitepic) $4
To be fair, the billionaire's trade is in exceedingly ambitious ideas like living on Mars, self-driving cars, fixing the problem of traffic, and $4
But with those ambitions have come very visible failures, such as SpaceX's $4 (said by Musk to be an expected outcome) and $4
—KiKiLove1111 (@KiKiLove1111_) $4
And on Wednesday, tech issues on Musk's Twitter Spaces led to a $4, as hundreds of thousands of listeners overloaded the site.
"Elon already showed this week that he's the guy with the technical attention to detail to trust with brain implants," $4
Meanwhile, some people are asking $4
They shouldn't have to wait long. Musk $4
Whether the billionaire, CEO, and father of 10 actually puts the chip in his head remains to be seen.