As Neuralink works towards getting its brain-computer interface technology approved for general use, it now has two human patients who have received the experimental implant. The second patient, [A…
This positive news comes after the first patient ([Noland Arbaugh]) suffered major issues with his implant, with only 10-15% of the electrodes still working after receiving the implant in January. The issue of electrode threads retracting was apparently a known issue years prior already.
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That sauce (linked article) is from the last update back in May. I haven’t heard a thing about his situation since then.
I think they’re keeping a lid on it because it’s not going well. They don’t want to dissuade future guinea pigs.