Elon Musk claims that Neuralink has effectively inserted a brain chip into a human.

Image by Robert Harker and PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay


The first human received a Neuralink implant yesterday and is "recovering well," Musk wrote on his social media platform X.


Elon Musk claims his Neuralink business has successfully implanted one of its chip implants into a human brain.


In a post on X on Monday, the billionaire stated that the patient is doing well after surgery on Sunday, adding that preliminary results indicate promising neuron spike detection.


According to the company website, Neuralink seeks to connect human brains to computers in order to assist treat neurological diseases and "unlock human potential tomorrow."


The milestone marks the beginning of the company's road to commercial use.


The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US medical authority, approved the company's first trial in May of last year.


The method involves inserting 64 flexible threads into a region of the brain that regulates movement intention.


Image by Robert Harker from Pixabay



The threads are so fine that a robot must insert them. The threads then enable the implant to capture and send brain impulses to an app, which decodes how a person chooses to move.


The implant is powered by a battery that can be remotely charged.


Musk said on X, the social media network he owns that was previously known as Twitter, that Neuralink's first product would be called Telepathy.


He explained the concept of telepathy, which grants you the ability to exert "total command over your phone or computer, and even manipulate nearly any device, solely through the power of your thoughts.


" Additionally, he acknowledged that the "primary beneficiaries of this technology would be individuals who have become physically impaired and can no longer utilize their limbs."


Imagine a world where Stephen Hawking could communicate at lightning speed, surpassing even the fastest typists and auctioneers. That's the ultimate goal, he explained.



Neuralink was not the first startup to implant brain chips. Another US technology company, Blackrock Neurotech, began implanting brain-computer interfaces in 2004.



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