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Elon Musk unveils clip of patient implanted with neuraling brainchip using telepathy to play chess on computer just by thinking.
Arizona: Elon Musk has shared stunning footage of the first person to use the Neuralink brain chip to control a computer cursor and play video games just by thinking.
The groundbreaking patient, paraplegic man Noland Arbaugh, 29, was seen in a video shared to X using only his mind to play a game of chess.
‘See that cursor on the screen? That’s all me... it’s all brainpower’ he said from his wheelchair. Arbaugh said in the clip that he suffered a ‘freak diving accident’ eight years ago that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. The Arizona man’s successful use of the tech marks a breathtaking development - and bolsters beliefs from experts that it could revolutionise care for the disabled. Arbaugh beamed with happiness throughout the clip - showing off the mouse moving side to side across the online chess board while being filmed by an engineer.
Appearing to still be baffled by how the groundbreaking technology was actually working, Arbaugh likened moving the mouse around the screen to using ‘The Force’ from Star Wars.
‘I’m so freaking lucky to be a part of this, everyday it feels like we’re learning new stuff,’ he said.
Musk announced a month ago that the first person had the chip implanted, and said at the time that he was ‘able to move a mouse around the screen just by thinking.’
‘Progress is good and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with neural effects that we are aware of,’ Musk said in a Spaces event on X.
Elon reposted the clip of Arbaugh using ‘telepathy’ on Wednesday, along with the caption: ‘Livestream of Neuralink demonstrating ‘Telepathy’ – controlling a computer and playing video games just by thinking.’
- Daily Mail