48 It appears JD Vance worked for Circuit Therapeutics, an optogenetics company in Silicon Valley that received 2.7 million from DARPA in 2015. Here is the archived link to the press release. (archive.is) posted 104 days ago by GetsTheNogginJoggin 104 days ago by GetsTheNogginJoggin +48 / -0 27 comments share 27 comments share save hide report block hide replies
$2.7M is a rounding error for DARPA. The key is what work was being done. Speculation: Neural control of artificial limbs.
True. I care less about the publicly reported amount.
Probably related in 2017: DARPA Awards $21.6M to Develop Optogenetic ‘Read-Write’ Neural Interface
Thanks for actual discussion and not attacking me for simply drawing attention to Vance’s history.
You are welcome. I believe in the principle of trust but verify. And that things are often not as simple as they seem.