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Neuralink 'Participant 1' says his life has changed

(fortune.com)
360 points danielmorozoff | 1 comments | 24 Aug 25 09:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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femiagbabiaka ◴[26 Aug 25 17:23 UTC] No.45029594[source]▶
Have there been any reviews by independent experts? This reads like a promo piece, in particular I'm not sure why the fluff bits about Musk "being a regular guy" are relevant. Most of the linked sources are either other Fortune puff pieces or Neuralink press releases.
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kevinpet ◴[26 Aug 25 17:33 UTC] No.45029720[source]▶
Reviews by independent experts about the quality of this guy's life? I think he can be considered an authority on that subject.
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micromacrofoot ◴[26 Aug 25 17:39 UTC] No.45029797[source]▶
so are people who claim placebos and homeopathy improved their conditions, we are not reliable on an individual level
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zdragnar ◴[26 Aug 25 17:42 UTC] No.45029836[source]▶
No placebo can let him "do things like play Mario Kart, control his television, and turn his Dyson air purifier on and off without physically moving his fingers or any other part of his body."

Given that there are objective changes, it is not unreasonable to believe his claim that he is satisfied or has benefitted from them.

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1. micromacrofoot ◴[26 Aug 25 18:37 UTC] No.45030499[source]▶
it's not objective when there's only a single reporter and it's the subject

no before/after video, no third party report, there's nothing here but puffery... half the article goes on to promote robots