Previously, Neuralink live-streamed him playing online chess with his mind.
Noland Arbaugh, the world’s first Neuralink patient, made history by posting a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) “just thinking about it.” Arbaugh, a 29-year-old quadriplegic, used NeuralInk’s cybernetic implant to become the first person to send a tweet using only his own thoughts.
“Twitter banned me because they thought I was a bot, but @X and @elonmusk brought me back because I was a bot,” Arbaugh joked.
See post here:
Twitter thought I was a bot and banned me. @X and @elon musk It brought me back because I am.
— Noland Arbaugh (@ModdedQuad) March 22, 2024
Elon Musk responded to Arbaugh’s tweet, praising him by saying, “This is the first post ever posted using the Neuralink telepathic device, just by thinking!”
First post created just by thinking, using @Neuralnk Telepathic device! https://t.co/mj8GfiuDcD
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2024
Previously, Neuralink livestreamed Arbaugh using his mind to play video games and online chess. During the livestream, Arbaugh moved a cursor on a computer without using any physical tools. He explained that all you have to do is imagine the cursor going where you want it to go and it will actually do that.
Regarding “Civilization VI,” he said, “I had given up on playing that game,” and “Thanks to you guys (Neuralink), I was able to play again, and I was able to play for eight hours straight.” Told.
Arbaugh, 29, said he suffered a spinal cord injury in a “freak diving accident” eight years ago. He was working as a counselor at a children’s summer camp when an accident in 2016 left him a quadriplegic. He also said that he was discharged from the hospital the day after the Neuralink surgery in January, and that the surgery went well. He added that “there is still work to be done” to improve his technique.
Neuralink is a brain technology startup founded by Elon Musk. The implant allows patients to control computers using their thoughts. Musk said the company will start by treating patients with severe physical limitations, such as cervical spinal cord injuries or quadriplegia.
The company’s goal is to connect the human brain to computers to help address complex neurological conditions.
