Musk's Neuralink says second trial implant went well, no thread retraction issue

Second Neuralink Implant Patient Now Playing Counter-Strike 2

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has once again impressed with the results of its second patient, Alex. The patient is doing so well that he has been able to play Counter-Strike 2. Credit: Daniel Oberhaus / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Elon Musk’s brain-computing company, Neuralink, has reported that surgery for the second patient with the Neuralink implant went well, and the patient can now design 3D objects and play Counter-Strike 2. Neuralink reported that they w…

Latest Patient Implanted With Neuralink Is Using It to Play "Counter-Strike 2"

Last month, a second human patient had a brain chip implanted by Elon Musk's brain-computer interface startup Neuralink — and he's already off to the races. In recently shared footage, the patient — named Alex, though his last name hasn't been revealed — can be seen playing the iconic first-person shooter "Counter-Strike 2" using his mind for controls. "I’m already super impressed with how this works," Alex said in a blog post shared by Neuralin…

Musk's Neuralink says second trial implant went well

Elon Musk's brain technology startup Neuralink said its implant, designed to allow paralyzed patients to use digital devices by thinking alone, is working well in a second trial patient. The company said the patient, identified as Alex, did not face issues of "thread retraction", unlike Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink's first patient…

Elon Musk's Neuralink says 2nd human brain chip implant 'went well'

Elon Musk's Neuralink says Alex, the second patient to receive the company's brain implant device, has already been using it to play video games and design 3D objects, among other things.