US EditionElon Musk's Neuralink Brain Chip Clinical Trial in Canada Raises Ethical Questions
Two quadriplegic patients received Neuralink implants allowing thought-controlled computer use, while experts debate ethical concerns due to Elon Musk's controversial health funding role.
- University Health Network announced that two quadriplegic Canadian patients had received Musk's Neuralink brain implants as part of a study testing the device's safety and effectiveness.
- Elon Musk headed the U.S. government's efforts to slash spending that included ending most of the government's foreign aid through USAID earlier this year.
- While the trial aims to give autonomy to paralyzed people, critics object to a Canadian hospital working with a Musk-owned company after devastating cuts to life-saving health programs that he spearheaded.
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Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions - Electronic Products & Technology
Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital’s partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. University Health Network announced earlier this month that two quadriplegic Canadian patients had received Musk’s Neuralink brain implants as part of a study testing the safety and effectiveness of the wireless device. While critics see virtue in the clinical trial’s goals of giving autonomy to people …
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
TORONTO - Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital's partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk.
Winnipeg Free Press
Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
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With microchips in the brain, Elon Musk wants to advance medical research, but the billionaire's neurological experiments remain controversial.
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