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According to a published report, the twins that Musk fathered with a Neuralink employee were conceived through in-vitro fertilization.
According to the report, Zilis told her colleagues that she and her boss were never romantically involved.
The Canadian-born executive, who works as Musk's director of operations and special projects at Neuralink, has told some of her colleagues that she conceived the children with Musk through in-vitro fertilization. The accuracy of the account was not established by the news agency.
The twins were born in November of last year.
Employees are not allowed to have personal relationships with people in senior roles due to potential conflicts of interest.
According to the report, the company management accepted the explanation that her relationship with Musk was not romantic. In her role as director of operations and special projects, she has been allowed to continue.
In the months after the birth of the twins, Musk and Zilis continued to work together, according to sources. The CEO of Neuralink's competitor, Thomas Oxley, was met with by Musk.
Neuralink may invest in Synchron, according to Musk, Oxley, and others.
The spokespeople for Musk and Neuralink didn't reply to questions.
Musk has confirmed that he is the father of nine children.
The twins were born a month before Musk and his wife welcomed their second child.
Business Insider reported that Musk and his wife petitioned a Texas court to allow the children to have their father's and mother's last names in their middle names.
In May, the request was approved.
After Insider reported the birth of the twins, Musk joked that he was doing his best to help the population crisis.
A collapsing birth rate is the biggest threat to civilization.
Some experts on corporate governance think that Musk violated ethical boundaries by having children.
Employees and their managers are not allowed to have personal relationships with each other in Neuralink's handbook.
The arrangement between Musk and Zilis is unusual.
The company code of conduct was not contemplated by the lawyer who wrote it.
Minow said that the case looked like it was falling between the cracks of the spirit of the policy.
Neuralink requires employees engaged in any sort of relationship that could create a conflict of interest to report it to the "people operations manager" so the company can decide what steps to take to mitigate potential problems
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