Noland Arbaugh was the primary particular person to obtain a Neuralink mind implant
John Francis Peters
Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) firm Neuralink grabbed headlines this 12 months with the announcement of its first human trial in January, adopted by its second in August. The agency goals to mass-produce a tiny, implantable chip that can initially permit folks with paralysis to manage computer systems with their thoughts, earlier than a wider rollout for anybody who would possibly need it.
The corporate’s first topic, Noland Arbaugh, stated that the machine was “like using the Force [from Star Wars] on the cursor”. He had a coin-sized…
