Earlier, Neuralink live streamed an update showing him playing chess with his mind
Noland Arbaugh, the world’s first Neuralink patient, made history when he posted a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) “just by thinking about it.” Mr Abo, a 29-year-old quadriplegic, used NeuralInk’s cybernetic implant to become the first person to send a tweet using only his thoughts.
“Twitter banned me because they thought I was a bot, @X and @elonmusk reinstated me because I’m a bot,” joked Mr Abo
See the post here:
Twitter banned me because they thought I was a bot, @X and @elonmusk My identity restored because I am.
— Nolan Abo (@ModdedQuad) March 22, 2024
Elon Musk responded to Mr Abo’s tweet, praising it as “the first ever post made just by thinking, using a Neuralink telepathy device!”
The first ever article written just by thinking, using @Neuralnk Telepathy device! https://t.co/mj8GfiuDcD
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2024
Earlier, Neuralink Corp. live-streamed an update showing Mr. Abo using his mind to play video games and online chess. During the live broadcast, Mr Abo moved the cursor on his computer without using any physical tools. He explained that he just imagined the cursor moving to where he wanted it, and it did.
“I had given up playing that game,” he said of Civilization VI, “and you (Neuralink) gave me the ability to play it again and play it for eight hours straight.”
Mr Abo, 29, said he suffered a spinal cord injury in a “freak diving accident” eight years ago. In 2016, he was involved in an accident while working as a children’s summer camp counselor, leaving him a quadriplegic. He also said that he was discharged from the hospital the day after his Neuralink surgery in January and that the surgery went well. He added that “there is still work to be done” in perfecting the technology.
Neuralink is a brain technology startup founded by Elon Musk. Its implants allow patients to control computers with their thoughts. Musk said the company would first work with patients with severe physical disabilities such as cervical spinal cord injuries or quadriplegia.
The company’s goal is to connect the human brain with computers to help solve complex neurological diseases.
