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Explores ethical implications of brain implant technology in humans, indicating significant concerns.
The case highlights the Ethical Implications around Neuralink’s first Human Implant. Elon Musk’s visionary device (a brain implant) capable of empowering individuals to control external devices through their thoughts, stands out as a remarkable scientific innovation towards helping patients with neurological disabilities. Although, research on brain interface devices to help individuals with special needs was prominent since the 1960’s. However, the human trials of Neuralink sparked controversies related to data safety, data ownership and potential misuse of the unique technology features. Hence, it would be highly interesting to see how the technology giants plan on tackling the ethical issues surrounding human trials.
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