I recently read that Elon Musk has made grand advancements in his neurotechnological company ‘Neuralink’. It is a revolutionary invention especially since Neuralink have recently been successful in implanting their first brain chip in a human. He claimed that the first Neuralink product ‘telepathy’ enables control of their devices just by thinking.

However, we only have Elon Musk’s word to take for it as Neuralink are yet to make an official statement regarding the operation. Despite claiming that the patient was recovering well, there are fears from neurologists that the procedure may cause inflammation and bleeding to tissues. Although it may not be a completely untested technology, there are always risks to brain surgeries so they must be carried out with caution. So the question arises: is Neuralink advancing too fast and should they pay more attention the possible side effects of implanting?