Want to be yourself?: Neuralink is looking for a second human volunteer

In January 2024, Noland Arbaugh became the first patient to receive a brain implant from Neuralinkneurotechnology company founded Elon Musk. Known as the Link, the device contains over 1,000 electrodes and is designed to allow paralyzed patients to control external technology with their thoughts.

Initially, Arbo, who was left paralyzed after a diving accident, was able to perform tasks such as surfing the Internet, playing video games and using his laptop with the implant.

And now, through a message on X, Musk said that they were looking for a second volunteer patient.

“Neuralink is accepting applications for a second participant,” Elon Musk tweeted on Friday. “This is our cybernetic brain implant ‘Telepathy’ that allows you to control your phone and computer just by thinking.”

It takes pioneers to redefine the boundaries of human possibility.

If you have quadriplegia and would like to learn new ways to control your computer, we invite you to take part in our clinical study. pic.twitter.com/svqfAkVV1M

— Neuralink (@neuralink) May 16, 2024

Patient Zero, Noland Arbaugh, spoke with Bloomberg these days and confirmed what his days with the Neuralink implant were like.

“It was really hard to hear,” Arbaugh said of the experience in an interview with Bloomberg. “I thought I used it for about a month and then my journey came to an end. I thought they would continue to collect some data, but they were actually going to move on to the next person. “I cried a little.”

Hi all! I need an advice. As briefly touched on today in a Bloomberg article, I would like to find a way to provide for myself in the long term, build a home for myself and my family if I can, and no longer be a burden to others. Below is the survey…

— Noland Arbaugh (@ModdedQuad) May 17, 2024