Comment on Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoI don’t really keep up with Elon moon shits, but I think the idea is to substitute the brains neurological commands. Research is still on the “read” stage, like knowing what information the brain is requesting. Eventually neurolink will also need to discover how to relay those signals back to the nervous system in a way it understands, engaging muscles and such, effectively rebuilding the bridge that was damaged. But I’m not smart, this is just how I understood it.
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And they already killed how many monkeys testing this stuff? Last I heard was that they tested 15 monkeys or so, and 13 of them ended up dying or having to be euthanized after only a few months.
They already admitted they had problems with their brain electrodes corroding after a few months or so…
I like to keep my noodle intact thank you very much. Even if I was a vegetable, I wouldn’t want a chip in my head that’s known to have corroding wires.
vrek@programming.dev 1 month ago
See the corroding part scares me. Actual electrodes planted in the brain should never corrode. The company I work for actually makes brain implants(no, not nueralink) so I know it’s possible.
That stuff is EXPENSIVE though … So he must of cheaped out with a cheaper metal and that’s why it corroded.
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Indeed. Hell, I’m no expert in the field, but haven’t they had reliable Parkinson’s brain implant devices for decades?
vrek@programming.dev 1 month ago
Yes, and those are the ones I make.
philycheeze@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Well that’s the main issue isn’t it? It’s not that the idea is bad, it’s all the cut corners on safety and quality. Same reason I won’t be getting into one of Elons cars or rockets.
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I hope he chose to cheap on monkeys because they’re viewed as expendable in the eyes of many, and hope he actually used the good stuff on people.
He’s the type of psycho to say no to expensive implants on the monkeys because they’re “just monkeys”