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Thousands of people are reportedly lining up to have a portion of their skull removed and one of Elon Musk's brain chips implanted (www.businessinsider.com)

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Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration gave Neuralink, which Musk cofounded in 2016, approval to launch human trials of its device that Musk has described as a "Fitbit in your skull." The FDA had previously rejected Neuralink's bid for human testing in March over safety concerns, Reuters reported, including that the wires connected to the brain chip could move within a subject's head or that the chip could overheat.

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[-] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like the overlap of people willing to have a chip inserted in their brain and people willing to wear a MAGA hat is significantly non-zero.

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[-] Z3R0C00l@artemis.camp -1 points 1 year ago

A venn diagram would show they’re all trump supporters as well. 🤣

[-] egeres@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Let's gooooo, sign me up!!

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