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Jan 20 5 tweets 3 min read
NEW: Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink is now hiring a clinical trial director, an indication that the company’s longstanding goal of implanting chips in human brains is coming closer trib.al/ERnmimF
Neuralink’s brain implant is intended to help treat a variety of neurological disorders, such as paralysis.

Musk has said it already allows monkeys to play video games with their thoughts alone trib.al/ERnmimF
The job description for the position, based in Fremont, California, promises that the applicant will “work closely with some of the most innovative doctors and top engineers” as well as with “Neuralink’s first Clinical Trial participants” trib.al/ERnmimF
Last month, Musk told the Wall Street Journal that Neuralink hoped to implant its device in human brains sometime in 2022.

However, he has made similar predictions in the past that proved overly optimistic trib.al/ERnmimF
Neuralink is also advertising for a Fremont-based clinical trial coordinator, as well as several other positions.

Read more here ⬇️ trib.al/ERnmimF

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