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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink, announced today via a tweet that Neuralink is looking for its second participant to undergo a brain implant trial. In true Musk fashion, the tweet described the implant as a “telepathy cybernetic brain implant that allows you to control your phone and computer just by thinking.” Neuralink is a company developed by Musk that aims to build brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). The goal of these BCIs is to enable individuals with conditions such as paralysis to control digital devices using their thoughts alone. Musk did not provide any additional details regarding the trial—nor did he clarify whether he was being serious or not with his description—and Neuralink has not posted any information about it on its social media platforms. However, the company’s latest PRIME study update invites people to apply as test subjects for its clinical trial. PRIME, which stands for “Pilot Research Implant for Medical Experimentation,” is Neuralink’s clinical trial that aims to evaluate the safety and initial functionality of its fully implantable, wireless BCI device, the N1 chip. The chip is highly invasive, involving thousands of tiny threads penetrating the brain. Neuralink is accepting applications for the second participant. This is our Telepathy cybernetic brain implant that allows you to control your phone and computer just by thinking. No one better than Noland (@ModdedQuad) himself to tell you about the first! https://t.co/k9DaZ3xr5g — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 17, 2024 Neuralink has faced controversy in the past, with experts assuring that its animal trials resulted in the deaths of over a thousand animals—which Musk denies—and that Neuralink failed to provide any documentation related to the calibration and maintenance of its “vital signs monitor.” In January, Neuralink implanted its device in the brain of its first patient, Noland Arbaugh. Arbaugh, who is paralyzed…

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