Neuralink's First Patient with Brain Implant Stayed Awake All Night Playing Civilization 6
Neuralink's First Patient with Brain Implant Stayed Awake All Night Playing Civilization 6
Elon Musk's Neuralink has reached a groundbreaking milestone with its first human recipient of a brain implant, who shared new details about their experience and improvement in life with the experimental assistive technology, including the ability to stay up all night playing Sid Meier's Civilization 6. Let's delve into these intriguing details together.
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In January, Elon Musk, co-founder of Neuralink, announced on X/Twitter that the company had successfully implanted its first brain-computer interface into a human patient's head and that the patient had "recovered well" from the surgery.
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Finally, on March 20th, Neuralink released its own update in the form of a nine-minute live stream.
The 29-year-old fully quadriplegic patient, who lost his senses and experienced paralysis below the shoulders eight years ago in a diving accident, shared his desire to be part of something that "could change the world" and volunteered to try the technology.
Arbaugh also mentioned how the implant gave him the freedom to play Sid Meier's Civilization 6 strategy game all night long, something he could never do on his own before the surgery.
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Arbaugh explained that before the surgery, he had largely given up playing Civilization 6 because he needed "full assistance" from a friend and the time-focused nature of the game made long gaming sessions unfeasible.
The 29-year-old also mentioned in a Neuralink presentation broadcasted on X that the implant allowed him to play Mario Kart 8: Deluxe by deciphering neural signals using BCI technology, saying,
The implant also helped Noland start learning French and Japanese and removed overall barriers in reading.
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"It's not perfect, I can say we've encountered some issues," commented the 29-year-old.
Shortly after Neuralink's video release, Musk visited X to reiterate his ambitious long-term plan for the technology.
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