Hill January 29, 2024
Nick Robertson

The first person to be implanted with Neuralink hardware is recovering well and showing “promising” signs in initial results, company founder Elon Musk said Monday.

The tech billionaire said the first Neuralink surgery occurred Sunday, a landmark for the prototype brain medical device.

Animal testing began with the hardware in September, with the product described as a “fully implantable, wireless brain-computer interface.” Musk hopes the Neuralink can help “people with paralysis to control external devices with their thoughts.”

“This ultimately has the potential to restore full body movement,” Musk said in September. “In the long term, Neuralink hopes to play a role...

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