A Human Has Been Implanted With A Musk Brain Chip -- And Separately, Musk Sued Open AI, Claiming It Is "Putting Profits Before People..."

This is just a pair of life-science notes about Mr. Musk. First, it is clear from FOIA requests that his record keeping in his animal labs (pre-FDA clearance for study implants) was cited as inadequate last summer. He has since remediated those issues, and as I say. . . some foolish person has agreed to let his company, NeuraLink, place a computer chip inside his brain. Yikes.

Then separately, Musk announced he had sued OpenAI, saying that that company failed to remain true to the mission of benefiting humanity, and is dangerously aiming to maximize short term profits. [Is anyone surprised by either of these stories?]

Here's the bit about the 483s, via an exclusive at Reuters:

. . .The FDA has not issued its designation indicating the severity of problems found in the inspection, according to the agency's database. While the problems identified are serious, they do not appear to be significant enough to justify the FDA's worst inspection designation, which would prompt action, the experts said.

Carly Pflaum, an FDA spokesperson, said Neuralink "provided sufficient information to support the approval" of its human trial application. The agency routinely conducts such inspections, Pflaum said, after human trial approval and before commercial approval to "assure data integrity and reliability" and compliance with other FDA regulations.

"The FDA will continue to monitor the safety of those enrolled in the study for Neuralink's implant device through required, regular reports," Pflaum said. . . .

Of the two, it seems to me that Open AI poses the larger long term threat. I hate to seem a Luddite here, but I think we have no idea what will come of that initiative, if left solely in the hands of young MBAs looking to "monetize" it. Onward, nonetheless. . . smile.

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