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Doctors Concerned About Neuralink's First Patient (futurism.com)

submitted 8 months ago by catculation@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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• Concerns rise as Neuralink fails to provide evidence of brain implant success, raising safety and transparency questions.

• Controversy surrounds Neuralink's lack of data on surgical capabilities and alarming treatment of monkeys with brain implants.

• While Neuralink touts achievements, experts question true innovation and highlight developments in other brain implant projects.

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[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 37 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Falling from a horse at 10mph is dangers, falling from any height is dangerous.

We knew lead was poisonous before it was put into petrol, it was chosen because GM could patent it whereas they couldn’t the already known superior additive, ethanol.

We knew about man made climate change over a hundred years ago, it was buried and suppressed for profit.

Thalidomide wasn't tested and sold freely.

Heroine was a good drug for many uses, lack of regulation and care about addiction was the problem. Even today many medications can have adverse effects or cause addiction if not properly used.

These things have nothing to do with the speed of advancement and all to do with deliberate failures. You can advance rapidly and still test and regulate, but obviously thats less likely in a capitalist system that values money over everything.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Sounds to me like we basically agree on the main point and are arguing terms.

People are going to discover/invent new tech; that's a given. The question is how fast it gets out of the lab and into people's hands.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 32 points 8 months ago

The question is: why don't our governments regulate effectively?

The answer is: money.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 10 points 8 months ago

The question is why do we let it get out when we know its harmful or that we haven’t even looked into it despite being fully capable of.