According to dailymail.co.uk, the firm is hiring a clinical trial director, which says the right candidate will “work closely with some of the most innovative doctors and top engineers, as well as working with Neuralink’s first Clinical Trial participants”.

“As the clinical trial director, you will work closely with some of the most innovative doctors and top engineers, as well as working with Neuralink’s first clinical trial participants,” the advert for the role in Fremont, California, says.

“You will lead and help build the team responsible for enabling Neuralink’s clinical research activities and developing the regulatory interactions that come with a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.”

Musk has often criticized the over-reliance on AI and the potential danger it poses. He recently claimed that AI will be “vastly smarter” than any human and would overtake us by 2025