Elon Musk: Scientist

A 2023 story:

Elon Musk’s brain chip experiments have killed 1,500 animals

The problems don’t seem to be ending for Elon Musk. A group of doctors has called for an investigation into Neuralink, the biotechnology startup founded by the magnate, for the suspicious deaths of a group of monkeys. According to the accusations, these monkeys were allegedly used for experiments involving brain implants.

It was the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) that filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that the primates had died due to complications with the neural implants developed by Neuralink.

Elon Musk confirmed that a group of monkeys had died from a series of terminal illnesses. The South African entrepreneur clarified in an interview that for the initial implants, the primates used were already “near death.” 

He emphatically denied that the deaths were related to Neuralink’s implants. In fact, Musk stated last fall that they were being “extremely careful” with these trials.

However, the group of doctors claims that these comments are “false.” The PCRM obtained a series of reports demonstrating that the monkeys had undergone “extreme suffering.” 

WIRED also reported on these records, confirming the animals’ horrific ordeals.

The Committee also clarifies that Musk’s statements about the monkeys’ condition do not represent the truth. While some of the animals had physical traumas and had suffered the aftermath of other experiments, “there is no evidence that they were near death”....