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Elon Musk says Neuralink tests only on terminally ill monkeys

Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO, took to X over the weekend to defend his brain chip company, Neuralink, against animal abuse claims. Musk claims Neuralink's brain implants didn't actually kill any monkeys; according to him, the animals were on the edge of death already. Of course, this claim directly contradicts the fact that Neuralink has already admitted that several of its monkeys were euthanized after developing infections and other side effects.