Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that his company, Neuralink, is “moving on” to its second test patient as the technology connecting brains and computers advances. During a live stream on X, Musk and the Neuralink team addressed questions about the company’s progress in making brain implants widely available.“We’re only just moving now to … Read more
The first participant in Elon Musk’s Neuralink ‘brain chip’ trial is thrilled with the experience and outcome of his procedure, calling it “amazing” and “rewarding.” In a groundbreaking procedure four months ago, 30-year-old Noland Arbaugh became the first person to receive a Neuralink implant, granting him the ability to control computers with his thoughts. This … Read more
One of the co-founders of Neuralink, Benjamin Rapoport, has departed from the Elon Musk-led brain-computer interface company due to safety concerns. The departure of this top executive intensifies the ongoing debate about the safety and ethics of brain-computer interfaces. During a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal’s podcast “The Future of Everything,” Rapoport made … Read more
Elon Musk-led neurotechnology company Neuralink might have just come a step closer to achieving its goal. The first human who was implanted with Neuralink’s brain chip last month has been able to move a computer mouse using their thoughts, Musk said on X. “Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full … Read more
In May, the company said it had received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to conduct its first human trials. And late last year Neuralink said it was recruiting patients with quadriplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for the trial. On X, Musk wrote that Neuralink’s first … Read more
