Watch: Musk shares vid of man with Neuralink brain chip using 'telepathy' to play chess
Screengrab of the video which was shared by Elon Musk.
Space X CEO and owner of X, Elon Musk posted an unbelievable video of the manwho was implanted with a Neuralink brain chipplaying video games and controlling a computer cursor mentally.
The first-ever such patient, 29-year-old paraplegic man Noland Arbaugh, was seen using his mind and not hands to play a game of chess on the computer in the video shared on X.
"See that cursor on the screen? That's all me... it's all brainpower," said the man, while sitting in his wheelchair.
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Arbaugh said in the video that he had suffered a "freak diving accident" eight years ago after which he became paralysed from the shoulder.
The successful use of the technology by the Arizona man marks a breathtaking development and supports the beliefs of experts that they can revolutionise care for disabled people.
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In the video clip, Arbaugh was seen beaming with happiness, showing how he can move the mouse across the online chess board.
The video was streamed on Musk's social platform X on Wednesday (Mar 20) whereNoland Arbaugh can beseen using his computer to play chess as well as the game Civilization VI.
"I had given up on playing that game. It has already changed my life. The surgery was super easy," he said.
Neuralink technology baffles Arbaugh
Arbaugh, who appeared baffled by the groundbreaking technology of Neuralink, said that the way he moved the mouse on the screen appeared similar to using 'The Force' from Star Wars.
"I'm so freaking lucky to be a part of this, every day it feels like we're learning new stuff," Arbaugh said.
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One month ago, Musk announced that the chip had been implanted in the first person and at the time said 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," said Musk, in a Spaces event on X.
Reposting the video of Arbaugh using 'telepathy' on Wednesday, Musk wrote in the caption: "Livestream of Neuralink demonstrating 'Telepathy' – controlling a computer and playing video games just by thinking."
Musk added that it took just 30 minutes to carry out the fitting procedure and it did not require general anesthesia. He added that the patients can return home on the same day after the procedure is done.
(With inputs from agencies)