Neuralink Experiments Revealed That 1500 Animals Died

Brain-machine interface developer co-founded by Elon Musk neuralinkIt has been on the agenda with big news recently. Chip implantation in the human brain and the organization, which aims to help especially those who have lost a ability, shared the results of the experiments it carried out on animals.

But Neuralink conducted all of its experiments on animals before starting human trials. While it is known that some animals died in the company’s experiments, the exact number was never disclosed. Today, I’ve already told Neuralink about this. launched an investigation appeared.

An investigation has been initiated against Neuralink:

It has been learned that the US Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Inspector General has launched an investigation against Neuralink in recent months at the request of the federal prosecutor. According to information provided by Reuters, the investigation Complying with the Animal Welfare Act will focus on.

But the real news came out with the work of Reuters: More than 1500 animals may have been killed!

Reuters contacted and conducted a study on more than 20 unnamed new and existing employees at Neuralink. Company messages, audio recordings, e-mails, presentations and reportswas presented to Reuters by employees.

When the documents were examined, a terrible picture was encountered: Neuralink’s total amount since 2018. He killed 1500 animals during the experiments. appeared. It was shared that 280 of these animals were sheep, pigs and monkeys. Other animals are thought to be the bats and mice used in the experiments.

Actually, killing animals in experiments is considered normal according to the law, but the scale of this work is different:

The fact that Neuralink has killed so many animals is actually It doesn’t mean you’re breaking a law. But former and current employees say the death toll is high because of Musk’s desire to speed up research.

According to an employee, due to the acceleration of the work, many things planned in the calendar were pushed forward, and last-minute changes were made before the surgeries. That is, if it had proceeded at normal speed, the number of animal deaths could have been much less.

Neuralink has not yet made a statement on the subject. Earlier this year, the company made the following statement: