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Deseret News by Gitanjali Poonia 1/21/2022

Neuralink is now hiring a clinical trials director, the first step in the Food and Drug Administration approval process

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain chip startup is preparing to launch clinical trials in humans.

Per the Guardian, Musk promised that the Neuralink technology “will enable someone with paralysis to use a smartphone with their mind faster than someone using thumbs.”

The company has successfully implanted artificial intelligence microchips in two animals — Pager the macaque money and Gertrude the pig.

What’s next?

The company is now hoping to hire a clinical trials director to get started and they’ve already created a job listing.

More: https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/21/22894991/elon-musks-brain-chip-company-is-getting-closer-to-human-trials


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