Elon Musk's company Neuralink has successfully implanted a chip in a second patient. Elon Musk said this in a podcast with scientist Lex Friedman, the national portal "Adyrna" reported.
Elon Musk said during the podcast that "everything went well" with the second implant. Also, he said, this year the company plans to implant chips in 10 patients.
"I don't want to spoil it, but everything went well with the second implant... There's a good signal, there's a lot of electrodes," Musk said.
The entrepreneur did not disclose the details of how the operation took place. In June, a patient who was originally scheduled to have a second Neuralink chip implanted declined the surgery due to medical reasons.
Additionally, Neuralink said it is working to restore limb function in paralyzed people by implanting electrodes into the spinal cord. This can be a "potential solution" to spinal cord injuries.
Recall that in January, Neuralink implanted the first neurochip that allows to control electronic devices with the mind. The first patient was Nolan Arbo. He was paralyzed from the shoulders down in an accident about eight years ago. On February 20, Musk said that this person learned to control the cursor on the computer screen with the help of a chip.
Arbo spoke to Business Insider about life after surgery. He uses the chip to post on X (formerly Twitter) and other social networks, send emails, play games, read online comics, and learn Japanese.
“Chip allowed me to reconnect with the world, my friends and my family. When I woke up and felt like I was doing something meaningful, the implant gave me new goals,” he added.
He also noted that after the chip was implanted, his life became "much better" and he became more independent.
