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what really confuses me is how the FDA approves this without a few more years of animal testing and protocol refinement.
so u’re implying there’s potential corruption? or is there a scenario things are still legal but his (or his people’s) influence is somehow large enough to push it to be approved?
I really wonder if the FDA publishes the reviews and also the names of the reviewers. The latter may be a stretch and potentially abusive. But the former, if available, might make it easier for outside scientists to further inspect.
The people willing to have this implanted do not have brains. Therefore it is safe.
lol I know you’re kidding, but there’s implication of those willing to get things implanted. Society seems to run on hype nowadays. Look at AI and how fast people are jumping on board with trying it, sometimes out of FOMO. Not to say there’s no merit, but if that FOMO feeling spreads real quick, without proper guardrails, Musk will eventually get what he wants.
I don't think many people will get elective brain surgery out of hype. Even if they would they can't afford it. You mention AI but chatgpt 4.0 is $20 bucks a month. Cost is a big factor in trends.
Also I am not sure about your qualifier of "nowadays". Hype isn't new.
I think a big aspect is going to be disability. I don't think any able bodied people are going to be rushing to get this in their skull, but if I had full body paralysis? Fuck it, why not. Well, aside from then supporting these horrible practices and essentially torture on those poor monkeys...
Wait til it does something that employers want. The issue is that this kind of thing can become de facto mandatory.
He wants Republicans to win so they'll gut regulations.