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Biohackers Attempted Neurosurgery to Control a Lobster’s Nervous System and Give the Controls to OpenClaw, and How It Ended Will Tell You a Lot About the Ethics and Competence of AI Bros These Days

FuturismPublished Jul 3, 2026

Two young tech entrepreneurs in San Francisco attempted to biohack lobsters by implanting a remote-control kit designed for cockroaches, aiming to control the lobsters via the AI agent OpenClaw. Their experiment highlighted ethical and competence concerns within the biohacking and AI startup community.

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