{"id":250506,"date":"2023-09-22T06:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=307676"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:10:21","slug":"elon-musks-brain-chips-have-ended-the-life-of-a-group-of-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/elon-musks-brain-chips-have-ended-the-life-of-a-group-of-monkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s brain chips have ended the lives of a group of monkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problems don&#8217;t seem to be ending for Elon Musk. A group of doctors has called for an investigation into <strong>Neuralink<\/strong>, the biotechnology startup founded by the magnate, for<strong> the suspicious deaths of a group of monkeys<\/strong>. According to the accusations, these monkeys were allegedly used for experiments involving <strong>brain implants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"X APK\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/dc4321da-9b2e-11e6-b8c8-00163ed833e7\/1606000747\/twitter-download-Twitter-for-Android.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">X APK<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (<strong>PCRM<\/strong>) 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elon Musk confirmed on September 10th that <strong>a group of monkeys had died from a series of terminal illnesses<\/strong>. The South African entrepreneur clarified in an interview that for the initial implants, the primates used were already &#8220;near death.&#8221; He emphatically denied that the deaths were related to Neuralink&#8217;s implants. In fact, Musk stated last fall that they were being &#8220;<strong>extremely careful<\/strong>&#8221; with these trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-250512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/elon-musk-monkey-1024x576-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the group of doctors claims that these comments are &#8220;<strong>false<\/strong>.&#8221; The PCRM obtained a series of reports demonstrating that the monkeys had undergone &#8220;<strong>extreme suffering<\/strong>.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-pcrm-neuralink-monkey-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WIRED<\/a> also reported on these records, confirming the animals&#8217; horrific ordeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Committee also clarifies that Musk&#8217;s statements about the monkeys&#8217; condition <strong>do not represent the truth<\/strong>. While some of the animals had physical traumas and had suffered the aftermath of other experiments, &#8220;there is no evidence that they were near death.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neuralink is seeking volunteers to test their brain implants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neuralink&#8217;s chips are part of the project called &#8220;<strong>Precision Robotic Implantable Brain-Computer Interface<\/strong>&#8221; (PRIME). These implants are designed to assist people with motor injuries or diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Neuralink is looking for individuals willing to participate in their first human trial. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/neuralink.com\/blog\/first-clinical-trial-open-for-recruitment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">company&#8217;s blog<\/a>, they explain that the PRIME study has received FDA approval and represents a significant step in their mission to &#8220;<strong>restore autonomy to people with medical needs<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, to participate, you must have tetraplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury or ALS. 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