Musk said the first person to receive a Neuralink brain-chip implant is recovering.
A year after being cleared for the test, billionaire Elon Musk’s Neuralink has implanted its wireless brain chip in a human for the first time.Musk announced that the patient received the implant on Sunday and “is recovering well”.
The device is meant to have several applications, from restoring motor functionality within people to enabling a brain-computer interface. There was no independent verification of Musk’s claims, and Neuralink did not offer too many details.KEEP READINGlist of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant firm cleared for human trialslist 2 of 3EU investigates Elon Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media lawlist 3 of 3Elon Musk’s X loses court bid to block California content moderation lawend of listMusk has touted Neuralink as the future of technology and medicine, but ethical concerns have been raised around the chip and its testing.Here is what you need to know about Neuralink and its human testing.What is Neuralink, and what does it do?Neuralink is a brain-chip startup founded by Musk in 2016.
A device the size of a coin is surgically implanted in the skull, with ultra-thin wires going into the brain and developing a brain-computer interface (BCI).The disk would register brain activity and send it over to a device, such as smartphone, through a common Bluetooth connection.The first product, called Telepathy, would allow people to control their phones or computers “just by thinking”, said Musk.
