Elon Musk’s Neuralink has Playboy model and adult film actress Kayla Kayden pursuing to be the first person to be implanted with the controversial brain chip owned by a company owned by the South African billionaire Elon Musk.
According to The Sun, the 35-year-old model has volunteered to have the chip implanted in her skull, with human trials beginning at some point in the next six years, with the chip only being used in monkeys and patients with severe paralysis.
Kayla Kayden Volunteers to be a Neuralink ‘guinea pig’
Kayden mentioned to The Sun that she will not receive any financial compensation to be part of the tests, as he signed up to volunteer to be a ‘human guinea pig’, plus she believes that putting on such a chip is like ‘using botox for the brain’.
People use Botox for the face, this (the chip) would be the same but for the brain. I won’t have to worry about my brain aging, as a hybrid human, the possibilities would be endless
Kayla Kayden
The Neuralink testing controversy
It is expected that, if it works, the device has the potential to improve the quality of life with neurodegenerative diseases such as paralysis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, as well as deafness and blindness.
However, Neuralink’s chip is under controversy due to accusations of animal cruelty during its first trials, following the death of 12 monkeys, as well as facing accusations of fraud.