May 9, 2024
Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Patient Now Beats Friends in Video Games
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience
Neuralink’s first human patient has become so adept at using the company’s brain implant that he can now beat other players at video games.
On Wednesday, Elon Musk’s company provided a progress update on Noland Arbaugh, who received a brain implant in January that lets him remotely control the cursor on a laptop.
In March, Neuralink revealed that Arbaugh was using the implant to play games including Chess, Civilization VI, and Mario Kart. In Wednesday’s update, the company reported that Arbaugh’s use of the implant has only improved over time.