Elon Musk's Company Achieves Major Breakthrough
Elon Musk's Neuralink is continuing to make advancements, with the company achieving a first over the weekend.
According to Neuralink, it has successfully implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) on its eighth and ninth participants.
In addition, Neuralink revealed that both implants were done in the same day, which had never been done before.
"We successfully completed both P8 and P9 this weekend, our first time performing two surgeries in one day," Neuralink wrote. "Both participants are recovering well and in great spirits. We are looking forward to supporting them on their Neuralink journey."
Neuralink has already helped paraplegics in clinical trials, with the BCI chip enabling them to control a computer and robot arms with their thoughts. The hope is that one day the device will help those same people walk again.
Neuralink's latest demo actually brought me to tears.
— Deedy (@deedydas) June 27, 2025
You can use your brain to play Mario Kart, Call of Duty and even control a robotic arm to write.
As someone with an uncle who is disabled, it's awesome to see a team truly unlocking human potential. pic.twitter.com/BCLM2E5bGC
But Musk also believes the implant will help those who are deaf or hard of hearing and others with dementia down the road.
"Neuralink will do life-changing good for ultimately millions, maybe billions, of people," Musk predicted. "Imagine your loved one being able to walk again or your parent with dementia being able to recognize their child again."
Completing two surgeries in one day is a big step for Neuralink, as now it'll be possible for the company to help more people in a shorter amount of time.
Whether or not Neuralink's device will be able to do what Musk says remains to be seen, but it's moving in the right direction.
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