Neuralink Is Reportedly Being Investigated Over Animal Testing
Neuralink Is Reportedly Being Investigated Over Animal Testing

Neuralink Is Reportedly Being Investigated , Over Animal Testing.

Neuralink Is Reportedly Being Investigated , Over Animal Testing.

Engadget reports that according to internal documents obtained by Reuters, .

Neuralink employees have voiced concerns about the company's animal testing procedures.

Neuralink employees have voiced concerns about the company's animal testing procedures.

According to staff, animal testing is being rushed, and needless suffering and death have occurred.

This has reportedly prompted an investigation by the USDA Inspector General.

According to Reuters, 1,500 animals have been killed since 2018.

One upset employee reportedly revealed that rushed animal surgeries resulted in overstressed and under-prepared workers making mistakes.

Since 2016, Neuralink founder Elon Musk has reportedly been telling staff to think of themselves as having a bomb strapped to their heads to work faster.

He even reportedly went as far as to say that he'd trigger a "market failure" if they didn't get results quickly.

Musk recently announced that human trials could begin in as soon as six months