As “the richest man in the world”, Musk is also a super CEO: after starting Twitter, he frantically fired employees and exported the “overtime culture”.As for the problem that the efficiency of employees in other companies is not high enough, Musk also sees it in his eyes and is anxious in his heart.
On Dec. 7, because employees at brain-computer interface company Neuralink didn’t act fast enough, Musk repeatedly asked them to imagine the scene of “bombs strapped on their heads” to encourage them, according to people familiar with the matter. work more.
A former Neuralink employee recalled,Musk told employees that if they don’t move faster, he will set off a “market failure” within the company. Many employees see this as a threat of “shutdown”.
Musk also told employees in an email earlier this year that the company wasn’t moving fast enough, “This is driving me nuts!”
Internal documents and interviews with more than 20 current and former employees show that employees believe Musk’s efforts to accelerate development of Neuralink technology have led to botched experiments and increased the number of animals killed in the test. Neuralink-related experiments were reported to have caused the deaths of around 1,500 animals.
Additionally, the USDA Inspector General is investigating Neuralink at the request of a federal prosecutor. The investigation focuses on whether Neuralink violated the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates how researchers treat and test animals.
