Elon Musk's Neuralink startup has streamed a video of its first human patient playing computer chess with his mind.
on Wednesday streamed a video of its first human patient playing computer chess with his mind and talking about the brain implant making that possible., 29, who was left paralysed from the shoulders down by a diving accident eight years ago, told of playing chess and the videogame “Civilization” as well as taking Japanese and French lessons by controlling a computer screen cursor with his brain.
“The reason I got into it was because I wanted to be part of something that I feel is going to change the world,” he said. A Neuralink engineer in the video, which was posted on X and Reddit, promised more updates regarding the patient’s progress. The startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers.
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