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This one paid off. Read the interviews given by mr Arbaugh. Musk is an ego-driven maniac, you won't get any argument from me. But as a result a bunch of scientists got more funding than they normally would for this project that gave great joy and some measure of independence to a young quadriplegic, maybe with more to follow.
You want to hate on Musk? I'll happily join you. But if you're one of those assholes rooting against these doctors and scientists doing ground breaking work with Musk's money, that's a pretty terrible take.
The chips are attached to impermanent brain flesh. That has been the brick wall in our way for fifty years. Any benefit is short term, and the long term implications are harrowing. This field would have advanced at roughly the same rate without subjecting people and animals to undue risks.