The first mechanical transcendence of humanity. Elon Musk boldly claims that Neuralink will defeat all of humanity.
Elon Musk's Brain-Computer Empire: Neuralink Has Implanted in 12 People, with a Cumulative Usage of Over 2000 Days. Patients Have Moved from Their Hospital Beds to the Lecture Stage, Learning Calculus, Studying Neuroscience, and Even Starting Their Careers. This Technology Not Only Restores Freedom but Also Grants a "Supernatural Boost."
Just Now, Elon Musk Made Another Bold Claim!
Elon Musk Tweeted:
To Further Enhance His Abilities, Noland Might Be the First Person to Receive a Neuralink Upgrade or Have Two Chips Implanted.
Noland Arbaugh Is the World's First Person to Undergo This Surgery.
After Being Paralyzed Due to a Spinal Cord Injury, He Could Only Interact with the Outside World by Biting a Mouthstick and Using a Tablet. But with Neuralink, He Seemed to Get a New Life.
He Can Not Only Play Games on His Own but Also Often Defeats His Friends.
Moreover, Elon Musk Further Stated This Time That in Action-Operated Games, Those Who Have Received Neuralink Implants Will Be Able to Defeat Most People Soon and Eventually Defeat Everyone.
That Is to Say, Paralyzed Patients Not Only Regain Their Freedom of Movement but Also Jump from Being Novices to Experts. They Can Even Participate in Professional Leagues and Become World Champions!
This Not Only Helps Patients Rediscover the Meaning of Life but Also Grants Them Unprecedented Advantages.
Elon Musk Is Creating the First Absolute Advantage in Human History That Cannot Be Compensated for by Training: Talent May Lose to Diligence, but Even the Most Diligently Trained Players Will Find It Difficult to Defeat Those with Neuralink.
That Is to Say, Cyborgs May Have Been Invented by Elon Musk!
Difficult to Move in the Past
Unstoppable Now
21 Months After the First Neuralink Implant, Noland Arbaugh Can Type Using Only His Thoughts. He Is Also Learning Pre-Calculus and Studying Neuroscience, and Has Started His Speaking Career.
After Being Paralyzed from the Neck Down Due to a Diving Accident, Noland Thought He Would Spend the Rest of His Life in Bed.
But He Named the Chip in His Brain "Eve" and Said That It Not Only Made the "Impossible" Possible but Also Turned It into an "Everyday Thing."
His Life Has Been Completely Rewritten: From a Patient in Bed to a Keynote Speaker at Tech Conferences, and He Even Received a Speaking Fee from Fortune Magazine.
Now, Neuralink Rarely Contacts Him Anymore —
He Joked, "They'll Probably Only Call Me When the Moon Turns Blue," as More New Testers Have Joined the Clinical Trials.
In September This Year, Neuralink Announced That Its Brain-Computer Interface Implant Device Has Been Used by 12 Users Globally.
In June 2025, Reports Indicated That Only 7 Patients Had Completed the Implantation. Neuralink Said That These Testers Have Used the Device for a Cumulative Total of Over 2000 Days, with a Total Active Time of Over 15,000 Hours.
As for Noland? He Is Building His Personal Brand, Getting All A's in His Studies, and Has Said That He Will Make "Big Moves" in 2026.
For a Person "Driven" by Brainwaves to Achieve All This, One Has to Say — It's a Miracle.
Telepathy: Is It Really Here This Time?
Early Last Month, Neuralink Reportedly Submitted the Research Results of the First Three Testers to the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) —
This Is the Company's First Peer-Reviewed Paper Containing Human Data.
The Paper Contains Key Safety Data and Performance Indicators, Which Are Also the "Hardcore Metrics" Necessary for Regulatory Approval and Future Expansion of the Clinical Application Scope.
Last Month, Neuralink Launched a New Clinical Trial: Generating Text Directly with Thoughts.
If Successful, This Could Be a Disruptive Change for People Who Cannot Speak.
This Trial, Which Has Been Approved by the FDA, Aims to "Read Language" Directly from the Brain, Allowing Participants to Communicate Without Opening Their Mouths or Typing on a Keyboard.
DJ Seo, the President of Neuralink, Said That the Ultimate Goal of This Technology Is to Communicate with AI at the "Thought Speed Level", Which Is Even Faster Than Language.
How Is This Different from Previous Brain-Computer Interface Technologies?
In the Past, Neuralink Has Demonstrated the Ability of Paralyzed Patients to Control Games, Browse the Internet, and Operate Smartphones Using Their Brain Thoughts.
Among Them, Brad, the First Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) to Receive a Neuralink Implant, Completed the Dubbing and Editing of a YouTube Video Using Only Brain Electrical Signals.
The Team Also Trained a Customized AI Using His Voice Samples from Before He Got Sick and Successfully Restored His "Original Voice."
He Can Even Use His Thoughts to Control and Play Mario Kart with His Children.
"That Moment Was Truly Magical," Described DJ Seo, the Co-Founder of Neuralink.
Now, This Stage — "Thought-to-Text" — May Completely Surpass Traditional Assistive Communication Technologies.
Scientific Recognition Is Crucial; If the Paper Can Be Published in the NEJM, It Means That Neuralink Is Formally Transitioning from "Technological Hype" to the "Medical Empirical" Stage.
What About Bigger Ambitions?
In September This Year, DJ Seo, the President of Neuralink, Revealed That the Company Plans to Apply the Device to Healthy Individuals as Early as 2030. That's When Things Will Really Start to Get Interesting.
Before That, Brain-Computer Interface Devices Were Only Implanted Experimentally in Patients with Severe Medical Needs.
It Is Reported That Neuralink Aims to Implant in 20,000 People per Year by 2031 and Achieve Annual Revenues Exceeding $1 Billion.
In Addition to the Brain-Computer Interface That Helps Paralyzed Patients Control Computers, Neuralink Is Also Developing Chips with Various Other Functions, Including Applications Such as Restoring Vision, Decoding Brain Speech, and Treating Parkinson's Disease.
Of Course, It Is Still in the Early Stages. Neuralink Is Still Solving Key Technical Problems Such as Electrode Wire Retraction and Surgical Precision.
But Don't Forget — The Moment When Thoughts Turn into Text Is Just Next Month.
In May This Year, Neuralink Also Received the "Breakthrough Device" Designation from the US FDA for Speech and Language Restoration.
This Indication Scope Includes: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Language Disorders Caused by Other Nervous System Diseases.
This Certification Allows Neuralink to Accelerate the Development of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Devices to Help People with Severe Language Disorders Restore Their Communication Abilities.
The Human Cyber Age
Neuralink Is One of Many Companies Developing Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Technologies, Which Enable Direct Communication Between the Brain and Electronic Devices.
In the Latest Round of Financing, Its Valuation Reached as High as $9 Billion, and the Financing Amount Exceeded $1 Billion.
Neuralink's Brain-Computer Interface Technology Can Convert Brain Signals into Practical Operations.
They Place Electrodes Near Neurons to Detect Their Action Potentials.
By Recording Signals from a Large Number of Neurons Simultaneously, It Helps Decode the Information Carried by These Cells. Take the Brain Region Related to Movement as an Example; the Neurons There Represent "Anticipated Actions."
In Fact, There Are Various Neurons in the Brain That Carry All the Information of What We See, Feel, Touch, and Think.
In the Ongoing Clinical Trials, Subjects Are Using Neuralink Devices to Control Computers and Robotic Arms Using Only Their Thoughts.
In the UK, Paul, Who Was Paralyzed Due to Motor Neuron Disease, Underwent a Neuralink Implant Surgery and Was Able to Control a Computer Using His Thoughts Just a Few Hours After the Operation.
Noland Arbaugh Said:
I Want to Tell More People About the Extraordinary Nature of Neuralink Technology, Its Rapid Development, the Future Possibilities It Represents, and the Profound Changes It Has Brought to My Personal Life.
Video Games Are Not Just an Interesting Demonstration.
In Fact, They Are the "Canaries" When "Human Enhancement" Technologies Become a Reality and Are Irreversible —
Indicating the Emergence of Brand-New Abilities That Were Previously Impossible.
References:
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1984266612359446882
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1984296007581262103
https://x.com/neuralink/status/1982839796939538504
https://x.com/ModdedQuad/status/1983358114675257366
https://www.teslarati.com/neuralink-first-patient-could-receive-an-upgrade-elon-musk/
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