Elon Musk's Neuralink Seeks Approval to Begin Human Trials

Elon Musk's Neuralink Seeks , Approval to Begin Human Trials.

On November 30, Elon Musk said that his Neuralink brain chip will begin human trials sometime in the next six months.

'The Guardian' reports that Musk made the announcement at a presentation for his company, Neuralink.

'The Guardian' reports that Musk made the announcement at a presentation for his company, Neuralink.

Musk also said that he plans on getting one of the chips installed himself.

We want to be extremely careful and certain that it will work well before putting a device into a human, Elon Musk, via 'The Guardian'.

According to Neuralink, the technology could be used to restore a person's vision or return "full body functionality" to someone with a severed spinal cord.

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'The Guardian' points out that Neuralink does not yet have approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell the device.

'The Guardian' points out that Neuralink does not yet have approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell the device.

However, Musk said that most of the paperwork seeking approval has been submitted to the FDA.

The progress at first, particularly as it applies to humans, will seem perhaps agonizingly slow, but we are doing all of the things to bring it to scale in parallel, Elon Musk, via 'The Guardian'.

So, in theory, progress should be exponential, Elon Musk, via 'The Guardian'.

So, in theory, progress should be exponential, Elon Musk, via 'The Guardian'.

Currently, Neuralink is continuing with animal trials while it awaits approval to begin testing its device on humans