Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip Tests Kills 15 Monkeys Out Of 23
The San Francisco company Neuralink, controlled by Elon Musk, has been working on a chip that can be planted in the human brain and linked to a computer. This chip will control and potentially stimulate brain activity.
The biotech company has been conducting several tests on monkeys. However, Musk’s Neuralink has been accused of subjecting its monkeys to illegal disservice and drastic suffering during chip implants tests.
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An animal-rights group has proposed an official complaint with the US Department of Agriculture on Thursday where they have stated that monkeys experience “extreme suffering as a result to inadequate animal care and the highly invasive experimental head implants during the experiments.”
In a blog post on Tuesday, Neuralink did not deny killing monkeys during the experiments but argued that “all novel medical devices and treatments must be tested in animals before they can be ethically trialed in humans.”
“At Neuralink, we are absolutely committed to working with animals most humanely and ethically possible,” the company shared.