Scientists Mock Musk For Making A Fuss About His Brain Chip

Researchers and scientists recently expressed their horror at Elon Musk's goal to connect human brains to computer chips just as Neuralink enters human trials, saying Musk is acting like a carnival barker who’ll say anything and stop at nothing to make a buck.

Photo Insert: While Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes that his brain-computer interface startup Neuralink is the future of human interactions with technology, many experts aren’t so convinced.

Writing for Futurism, Tony Tran said Musk has been known to make lofty promises before only to grossly underdeliver. Who’s to say Neuralink won’t be the same? he asked.

While Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes that his brain-computer interface startup Neuralink is the future of human interactions with technology, many experts aren’t so convinced, Tran added. Researchers and scientists also told The Daily Beast of their horror at Musk’s goal of connecting human brains to computers.

Ultimately, at the heart of their trepidation is the infusion of Big Tech into the human mind. “With these companies and owners of companies, they’re kind of showmen,” Dr. Laura Cabrera, a neuroethics researcher at Penn State, said.

“They’ll make these hyperbolic claims, and I think that’s dangerous because I think people sometimes believe it blindly.” She later added, “I’m always cautious about what [Elon Musk] says.”

“I don’t think there is sufficient public discourse on what the big picture implications of this kind of technology becoming available are,” Dr. Karola Kreitmair, assistant professor of medical history and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, told the website.

“I worry that there’s this uncomfortable marriage between a company that is for-profit,” she added. Indeed, the ethics surrounding technology such as the Neuralink is uncharted territory. As such, many are concerned about how these products — ostensibly meant to help those with disabilities — can ultimately be exploited for profit.

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