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~1500 animals died at Neuralink, vast majority of them being rodents. These are not large numbers. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-neuralink-fabricat

• pmarreck 4y ago
  This factcheck looks legitimate. “Over 280 sheep, pigs and monkeys” is unfortunately not very specific though.
  • shkkmo 4y ago
    It does show that the "3000 monkeys" claim is misinformation since the real number is over an order of magnitude less.
• falcolas 4y ago
  > These are not large numbers. Only when compared to completely different industries, the most commonly cited being education or food. When compared to its own industry, the numbers are still large.
  • yreg 4y ago
    Its own industry being medical research? Perhaps somewhat more important than eating meat or beauty products?
• bearmode 4y ago
  It's a huge number for this sort of research. Huge.
• lostlogin 4y ago
  That article also mentions an ongoing federal investigation into the poor treatment of animals there.