{"id":762882,"date":"2021-02-02T08:46:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T13:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=762882"},"modified":"2021-02-02T08:49:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T13:49:57","slug":"mental-abuse-redux-elon-musks-neuralink-created-a-brain-implant-that-a-monkey-is-using-to-play-video-games-with-his-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=762882","title":{"rendered":"MENTAL ABUSE REDUX: Elon Musk&#8217;s company creates brain implant that monkey uses to play video games with mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re worried about the poor animal with cables sticking into his brain, Elon Musk promised that 'he\u2019s a happy monkey'.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THOMAS MACAULAY:<\/strong> Elon Musk claims his startup Neuralink has connected a chip to a monkey\u2019s brain that the primate is now using to play video games with its mind. Musk said Neuralink is currently developing brain implants that help people with paralysis control devices with their thoughts. He added that the tech could also enable people to communicate through their minds or save their brain state so when they die it gets uploaded to another body&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He described the device as \u201ca Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires that go to your brain.\u201d &#8220;We\u2019ve already got a monkey with a wireless implant in their skull and the tiny wires who can play video games using his mind&#8221;&#8230; If you\u2019re worried about the poor animal with cables sticking into his brain, Musk promised that \u201che\u2019s a happy monkey.\u201d He said an inspector from the US Department of Agriculture called the lab \u201cthe nicest monkey facilities she\u2019d ever seen in her career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The world\u2019s richest person now wants the simians to \u201cplay mind-Pong with each other.\u201d He\u2019s also invited anyone who\u2019s worked on advanced wearables, phones, or robots to apply for a job at Neuralink&#8230; Neuralink\u2019s tests have thus far been limited to pigs and primates, but that didn\u2019t prevent Musk from speculating on the potential for humans&#8230; Musk added that Neuralink has already successfully tested implantation, removal, and re-implantation. 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Musk said Neuralink is currently developing brain implants that help people with paralysis control devices with their thoughts. 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