Elon Musk, one of the names that has been on the agenda lately, is also shaking up the agenda with Neuralink. With his Neuralink company, Musk aims to attach a device to people’s brains and allow them to access the internet through this device. Today, it was revealed how much investment the famous name collected for Neuralink.
Elon Musk received a total investment of 323 million dollars for the Neuralink project!
Neuralink company, owned by Elon Musk , comes up with a project that is reminiscent of science fiction movies. The aim of the company is to provide interaction with the human brain by connecting it with a computer. It has also been revealed how much investment Musk, who plans to start human experiments next year, has collected for this project.
Neuralink has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital in recent weeks, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . This investment was led by billionaire investor Peter Thiel. With this additional investment, the company’s total investment reached 323 million dollars.
Neuralink is making preparations for human experiments with the permission given last year. The first trial will be a clinical trial and 11 people will take part in this trial. A big controversy arose in the company’s last clinical study.
In this discussion, it was revealed that 12 monkeys had chips inserted into their brains. However, it was stated that they had to be put to sleep during this process due to complications and work-related problems. This brought about many discussions.
On the other hand, it was revealed that the company wanted to use paralyzed patients for human experiments, taking into account technology safety. To achieve this, a device called Link will be implanted in 12 patients. This process will take a few hours. In addition, the company’s goal is to employ 11 people next year and more than 22 thousand by 2030.
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