(FUTURISM) – Earlier this month, Elon Musk claimed on X-formerly-Twitter that the monkeys who died during Neuralink trials were “terminal” cases “close to death already,” making it clear that none of them perished as a result of the biotech company’s brain implants.
Documents viewed as part of a new investigation by Wired, however, as well as testimony from a former employee, contradict Musk’s claims entirely — and the details are as upsetting as they are damning, adding to a mounting case against the safety of Neuralink’s devices.
And the timing couldn’t be more exigent either, with Neuralink announcing on Wednesday that it’s recruiting subjects for human trials.
