Elon Musk’s ‘brain chip’ project Neuralink, which has been criticized recently, has now become the target of animal rights defenders. A nonprofit accused Neuralink and the University of California of torturing monkeys.
richest person in the world Elon Musk‘brain chip’ project in 2020 Neuralink’s made its first presentation. The company, which develops brain-computer interfaces that can be implanted in the brain, shared a video in early 2021 showing that this device was successful in experiments on monkeys.
However, many scientists expressed that they were worried about this project and stated that implanting a chip in people’s brains could have negative consequences, and that the project could be exploited for commercial gains. Now an animal rights organization, Musk’s monkeys accused his trial project of harming animals.
‘Deadly experiments are being carried out’
The Committee of Centers for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a non-profit animal rights advocacy group, includes Elon Musk’s Neuralink company and the University of California. On the grounds that they acted in violation of the Animal Welfare Act He filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Founder, Neuralink by financing the torture of monkeys blamed.
According to Futurism, PCRM has rated the University of California ‘on 23 monkeys’deadly experiments‘ and receiving $1.4 million from Neuralink for these experiments. In addition, the complaint alleged that screws were tried to be inserted into the skulls of monkeys, unapproved materials were used in the experiments, and veterinary services were not provided to the animals.
PCRM’s Jeremy Beckham also said:The University of California has handed over its publicly funded facilities to a billionaire, that experiments can escape the principles of transparency and does not mean it may violate federal animal laws” He expressed his reactions about the experiments using his expressions.
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In the statements made by the university, it was stated that the animals were cared for in the best possible way and that the research protocols were completely reviewed and approved. There was no response from Musk’s San Francisco-based company regarding the allegations.