Neuralink, Elon Musk's startup aimed at helping quadriplegics gain independence, is accepting applications for a second participant to get a cybernetic brain implant.
Elon Musk announced Friday that his startup, Neuralink, is accepting applications for a second person to get a cybernetic brain implant as part of an ongoing trial. "This is our Telepathy cybernetic brain implant that allows you to control your phone and computer just by thinking," Musk posted on X alongside a clip of the first quadraplegic participant in the world to test it out, Noland Arbaugh. "No one better than Noland himself to tell you about the first," Musk continued.
Anyone with "limited or no ability to use both hands due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis " can apply for the PRIME Study, according to Neuralink. Since Arbaugh's surgery more than 100 days ago, Neuralink says he has been able to use the system for various applications, like playing online chess and Sid Meier's Civilization VI.
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