this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2024
53 points (98.2% liked)

Technology

37734 readers
341 users here now

A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.

Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don’t know but I’d bet the person who got that implant is in a desperate situation without much to lose.

I know neuralink’s first focus is on things like deep brain stimulation, which can take a person from having almost constant tremors and rictus, to be able to use their body. So I’d wager this particular implant probably has some potentially huge upside for someone who’s living in hell already anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago