Elon Musk's Neuralink implants brain chip in first human

Elon Musk says his company has, for the first time, implanted a brain chip in a human with the aim of helping patients suffering from paralysis. ABC News’ Andrew Dymburt reports.
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[@dollazNzentz]

Imagine having your brain pause for a 30 sec add or memories locked behind a paywall 😂

[@anthonypanneton923]

Yup - you got the idea. this is just the start...

[@patg500]

I'm really not trusting it 💀💀💀💀💀💀 for the loves of lights send to fbi at Neuralink right now right now right now

[@bobhope4949]

Or ya get a commercial while doing brain surgery and your like….. it’s ok I can make it four second till I can hit skip and then bam! They hit ya with a second commercial!

[@dollazNzentz]

@itchyfingernails9014 don’t give them any ideas

[@russellmania5349]

@@anthonypanneton923 Now they can have real censorship. They will just block the words from coming out of your mouth if they don't like what you say.

[@ajkulac9895]

Soon we will be getting ads in our dreams

[@meccasimone2153]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@Ankit_3941]

😂

[@Someone08119]

Hahahha

[@sapaducy1]

That happend to me actually

[@AG0024]

That's just sick lol 😂 sick because I can see that being accurate 😂😅

[@trinhtran6265]

This is the beginning of ending humanity!

[@Test108ryf]

a bit dramatic lmao

[@dirkzink9204]

YES THE MARK OF THE BEAST

[@Scorched-E04th]

​@streetx1602don't get it. I've been having dreams blud

[@soccerfelipe]

Go to hell and leave people in peace

[@bobbycoolspeaks]

​@@Scorched-E04th What type of dreams do you be having?

[@Ishieeee]

Imagine having to buy a premium subscription for your own brain 💀

[@Supernimo735]

It's not funny

[@timothymumba99]

Rather die than give another access to my brain

[@anukthotawatta982]

its not for you bud. its for those who are disabled withy brain injury

[@mehnameehjeff6325]

Dying is easy, living with ALS isn’t.

[@Optim40]

​@@mehnameehjeff6325It's starting out like this but the point would be to have it in everyone in some brainwashed way for some kind of control and manipulation. They make everything sound good in the beginning.

[@modbox9560]

​@@Optim40🎉🎉🎉🎉 people must have forgot all about the past with boosters and protecting getting it to save those around them when it did not stop spreading but had a bigger plan

[@modbox9560]

​@@mehnameehjeff6325Living with something isn't eternity or infinitely everything in life is not forever anyway thank God

[@pepepoopoocheck8306]

Cyberpunk in irl before GTA 6😳

[@jyotishman9735]

Negates enemy quickhack +2 Max ram +30% Movement speed for 8s while entering combat +3.1 health +1.6% health regen rate +0.15 Ram recovery rate

[@TheMinkaGod]

"Cyberpunk in in real life..."?

[@TheHolyOne9511]

And so it begins…

[@landothemaker4340]

It has begun.

[@lovegod8582]

Mark of the beast coming

[@PtLg_24]

Elon should be the first one to test this!

[@mhk8100]

😂omg I’m dead today this comment kill me

[@fuffoon]

His company is helping people. He's not selling you water in bottles and complaining about the pollution.

[@MrNiceGuy485]

He did. Can't you tell by his dance moves?

[@monfli5525]

It’s always the ones who can’t bring anything to the table. Good luck buddy 😂

[@Roger-hu4tk]

He doesn't need one...paralyzed people do

[@peterhamlet1415]

"Safe and effective" riiiighttt

[@rainacherienne1010]

Omg they can’t possibly 😂

[@octomoda]

If you don’t pay your bill they turn your chip off or law enforcement placing you in virtual prison. No thanks. I’m good.

[@JaredVonBaren]

Repo: The Genetic Opera, except real life! ❤

[@benliv3009]

If you don’t pay your bill they turn off your heating, hydro, repossess car….. wtf are you on?

[@Me-wk7dz]

@@benliv3009 Octomoda is talking about your neuralink chip bill

[@Astarrrrr]

I don’t think that’s how this is gonna work

[@hamzapatel2547]

​@@benliv3009 At least you can survive on the streets

[@JordanFleming-jm4zp]

What happens if you're not able to control all your thoughts, or always battling with that second voice inside your head?

[@Optim40]

Then were all get to hear your craziness...haha laugh dont be offended

[@charaicommenternotalt]

or just the chip controls you entirely and your consciousness ceases to exist and the chip becomes the new owner of your body

[@StarNumbers]

As soon as you hear "the resistance is futile" it is time for you to wake up in more ways than one.

[@GlitteranGold]

You won’t be able to control anything because the devil will then own your body he will control your very being. This is the mark of the beast. Don’t take it anything that goes in your head or arm never take.

[@GlitteranGold]

Look up revelations in the bible. It talks about the end times. Rev:13 16] And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: [17] And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name

[@wertwuio283]

Finally, I don't have to study anymore.

[@crucial0072]

Just download the content.

[@mgheinmg290]

He is saving our Planet 😍❤ We Humans so Weak.

[@IrkyMan]

I don't want to work

[@DisillusionedDan]

@@IrkyManElon Musk wants you and me to have a robot that goes to work for us and earns a paycheck for us while we get smarter to help advance humanity.

[@jakubfasung6313]

but of course not for free@@crucial0072

[@coinhunter5631]

A new era has started

[@johnh7648]

This is how the worlds gunna end. There gunna take control of whoever gets it.

[@gamerboiiiiiii]

Gonna*. Also no, it cant ... do that.

[@thatkiwi8378]

It reads brainwaves, it doesn't control. To control your mind it would have to have a major power source that wouldn't be able to fit on a human head.

[@EmperorOfTheScrubs]

This is a day for the history books

[@bigthunder7002]

Where we learn this is only going to open Pandora’s box to horrors

[@nunyadambusiness3530]

Most disabled folks, like me on Social Security, will not be able to afford this. I mean seriously, alot of us only get just above or below $1,000/mo to live on. We can't control that! Is it really historical if most people can't even benefit from it?

[@EmperorOfTheScrubs]

@@nunyadambusiness3530 that's exactly why it's historical

[@nunyadambusiness3530]

no... when its not accessible to ALL disabled individuals, it's not historical, it's dystopian. @@EmperorOfTheScrubs

[@sport504]

This is not a new product hahaha 😂 we already have a but just at a lower powered speed

[@GoldenTixx]

"My CPU is a Neural Net processor, a learning computer"

[@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg]

The fact that it uses a wireless data transfer protocol is so dangerous. Just wait until it gets cracked and a bad actor decides to kill you remotely.

[@effigy42]

Thats the point of it from the beginning

[@modbox9560]

​@@effigy42Till it becomes mandatory to public

[@doriansmith5112]

@@modbox9560yup you’re woke! I found my people!!

[@oceandriver7]

@itchyfingernails9014Short-circuit

[@brandoncomer6492]

No. You're an idiot. All the device can do is read and interpret data. It has no functionality to act on your brain at all.

[@DarkArc_]

This could be so good for humanity and also so bad for humanity at the same time

[@modbox9560]

That's what a lot said before boosting then side effects of clots

[@CloudyWhitney]

Let me tell you about my Jesus!!!!

[@Volkzygg]

Imagine getting that one "confirm your not a robot" test 💀💀

[@lifewhackstories6739]

Kids in the future: I just uploaded all tekken 8 movesets in my brain chip u cant beat me.

[@defenderofdemocracy2231]

Honestly STEM cells are better than neuralink but of course politics

[@Mo-ws1fm]

Thank you this is a very good point. And it is a nature based solution. We are biological creatures, lets keep it that way

[@mohammadzaid6248]

Technology is hackable have they even thought of the possibility risk of virus's so they may work but taken advantage of in a negative manner

[@The_Quaalude]

All technology can be used for evil, stop being a 😺

[@V01DIORE]

Yeah computer, phone, remote pacemaker can all be hacked, let’s get rid of them.

[@gondorianslayer4250]

​@@The_QuaaludeChill

[@njshabangu]

If you were paralyzed for life, and had little to no ability to communicate with the outside world you’d probably have a different opinion.

[@ducgia1493]

Thats one aspect. Scary isn't it?

[@DesertRascal]

Every new technology is going to help humanity. The joke's on us.

[@itsresouling4117]

Ruin** :(

[@johndank2209]

how is the joke on us if we are getting helped?

[@DesertRascal]

@@johndank2209 Tell me how it will help when it will all be behind a paywall. AI could wipe out the pharmaceutical industry overnight! Do you think they'll let that happen? Nope, the ultra-wealthy will get all the new toys and protect their other businesses from the competition. Think it through. How will it go down when a stack of disruptive tech is produced overnight? Get in line, push a button, and get a new pill to cure your ailments. LOL. What planet do you hail from?

[@pbpigpen]

Antichrist is about ready to show himself. Almost there. Chips in people's hand and now the head.

[@pbpigpen]

Looks like yall are getting ratioed

[@RustedPlastic11111]

Medical wise, there's some good potential use for these.

[@kelsiecaswell9845]

Are there safety measures being taken for if/when a solar storm is strong enough to effect modern electronics on the surface of our planet? I could imagine a good zap from the sun wouldn't feel very good on a brain implant.

[@leticiakeller27]

Jesus is coming back 🙏 "Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel; Because I will do this to you, Prepare to meet your God, O Israel." Amos 4:12

[@loveb.515]

The devil is a liaaaar

[@deadlycrime666]

Were done as humans

[@FateTrap-ec9cz]

Next up, connecting wires behind the eyeball to the brain to have 20/20 vision and zoom in/zoom out feature.

[@rainacherienne1010]

With colors enhancement

[@arazipinhas3922]

To revere Elon Musk is to revere the end of all beauty. It is no surprise he is popular; the majority of people are idiots.

[@MadalinAnthony]

Can you make televisions with sim and camera on that television

[@luwucian4497]

Then - Elon Musk: Execute Order 66

[@denzela5539]

Loool

[@StarNumbers]

Wow, a new way of looking at Tesla car owners.

[@johnwhoa1187]

Anything that involve electronic is "hackable" once someone hack your neuralink they hack you.

[@modbox9560]

Dang that's a future easy way of data beech

[@mopthermopther]

This is scary 😮 Like a sci-fi horror movie

[@JaredVonBaren]

It’s a Black Mirror episode if I’ve ever seen one….

[@MikeJaun]

Yo😮😲 Freak scary, They can see what you are thinking too😱😱

[@geomcc39]

Amazing Technology ! do they have implant's that help with my chronic pain, I would love to try Implant that will help me with my chronic pain !

[@unfocusedjoker4374]

Do you not think they'll be mandatory so people can access and record your thoughts?

[@Fasto-uq3vd]

Unfortunately, this civilization also makes the same mistakes as the previous one, which collapsed ~ 15,000 years ago.

[@ajkulac9895]

I know I was there

[@elmaikitofficial]

Cool soon I can update my brain 🧠 to be a doctor

[@onenote6619]

The title is a bit misleading - this the first Neuralink implant and by no means the first brain implant chip. Neuralink is late to the party and I can only hope they do not do too much damage as they try to catch up.

[@deadlycrime666]

Sick !!!!

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

If the implant can be hacked and made to give commands to the person, that wouldn't be too good.

[@Asterng]

Yeah! Obviously!

[@mr_koko2070]

Everything theoretically can be hacked, it's just fairly uncommon. I mean, I don't think this will get hacked more often than some bank accounts (to be honest, I've not heard a single situation of even bank accounts being hacked) - this thing is in your skull, so I doubt that somebody would get their hands on it, so compared to a bank account - it's much safer.

[@V01DIORE]

Think someone with a brain implant for sound was hacked already, can’t remember what they uploaded but the person didn’t really care.

[@hubris04]

Humans don't need the the implant o fallow some commands, we have something called corruption

[@obligatoryusername7239]

​@@mr_koko2070Cyber attacks have been rising rapidly since the start of the century, not slowing down or tapering off. Hacks are still very real and very common, and now we are going to make oir bodies a targeg as well. And that isn't even mentioning how unethical corporations will cut corners, monetize, and even monitor you through these augmentations first chance they get.

[@albea1695]

Who controls the 'off' button?

[@anukthotawatta982]

the person with the chip probably

[@lordgremlin580]

Imagine regular folks using it and it improves your lucid dreaming, but then you get ads during your dreams!! and youll have to pay 9.99 for ad free dreamsssss😮

[@MikeJaun]

Yo😮😲 Freak scary, They can see what you are thinking too😱😱

[@proximacentauri3463]

I want to know who's that human

[@ericbarryofficial1895]

Nice but since its an electronic chip that can have access to electronic device does that mean it can work the other way around....like having it hacked and doing harm to the person?

[@onekewlbraddah8460]

Mark of the beast

[@dianewuchevich6208]

There's that expression again, "safe and effective." They should try changing their language.

[@kngBoo]

We’re fucked

[@mgheinmg290]

He is saving our Planet. 😍❤ We Humans so Weak.

[@Philani_Ndlovu]

"In many ways you are far more advanced than any computer you will ever create in a third-dimensional reality. You are living biological construct with a magnificent lineage, capable of an impeccable existence. There are, however, a few adjustments needed to get you up and running, insights that are rarely understood by humans. You are not capable, in all truths, of designing a machine greater than yourself. Everything you design is a mirror reflection of your own Greatness." - Barbara Marciniak (Family of Light book, Pleiadians)

[@derek6321]

Revelation 13:16 “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:” Revelation Chapter 14 8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:.

[@The7WISDOMSOFPROVERBS]

The Tree of knowledge of good and evil! The KADOSH BARUCH HU WARNED US IN HIS TORAH-הבן חמור equals in gematria 666

[@SoulChat777]

Daniel 2:43-44 iron/clay

[@Name-nw9uj]

what denomination are you?

[@derek6321]

Ephesians Chapter 4: 4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

[@Name-nw9uj]

@@derek6321 so are you catholic or protestant

[@beccag9506]

We’re living in a black mirror episode

[@grims7one]

WE ARE THE BORG. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED. YOUR UNIQUENESS WILL BE ADDED TO OUR COLLECTIVE. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.

[@trey9807]

i wonder how much the patient can sue elon musk if something goes wrong with the implant.

[@modbox9560]

Fda approved so ya can't just like the spread turned out with clotting

[@jimy_rizu]

The real breakthrough would be the cheaper price of this medicines.

[@Gman-j3e]

Mark of the beast! Whoever takes it will be damned forever.

[@DanailGospodinov]

I really hope this is just another product that they need to commercialize in order to succeed. Wouldn't want it to become mandatory as some theories suggest.

[@HometownAngler]

Goodbye my friends. We'll see you on the other side.

[@cb4zz]

We're screwed

[@jupitersky]

Y'all, and think about this for a sec: rick rolls. Yeah. Sit on that.

[@mathewbrothers3272]

I'm not talking it if it's the Mark The Of Beast

[@Endoftime-ej7sr]

They are not going to tell you it is. They are going to say it is not and is perfectly safe.

[@mathewbrothers3272]

Only way you can know it's the mark of the beast if your not able to buy or sell

[@Endoftime-ej7sr]

That’s the plan. Chip has to come first and in a way people aren’t afraid of it or everyone would buck on it. @@mathewbrothers3272

[@cb4zz]

It sure looks like it. Lord have mercy.

[@jonathanfan3709]

So basically it is existing technology but they give it an apple rebranding and say they did it first. Well the added capital in medical research is always good but do we really need to let some jerk to take all the credit?

[@Lua12465]

How long before chips start communicating. It will drive you mad.

[@yoboiigio4614]

I bet theyve been using this technology for ages but they finally released it

[@johnedssss]

thats how it usually goes. They always give us the old tech

[@chillguy2758]

Imagine how many lives this might save

[@RavitejaKankanala-r2d]

Also imagine how horror thing it is going to make up on us.what will happen if it gets explode in our brain due to some short circuit

[@V01DIORE]

@@RavitejaKankanala-r2dDo you think the same about pacemakers for people with heart problems?

[@gondorianslayer4250]

Nope

[@gondorianslayer4250]

​@@V01DIOREthat's not how it works

[@obligatoryusername7239]

​@@V01DIOREPacemakers can already be hacked or fried, and I wouldn't be shocked if these corporations tool neuralink a step further and made it overly invasive to the person's mind for monetization.

[@eli8982]

Does this have a destination switch

[@cheesycheeseyurr]

My brain exploding after opening one too many chrome tabs:

[@donttrip4069]

Some things aren't meant to be

[@V01DIORE]

But this one is. How do you feel about remote pacemakers?

[@pressurexz]

Why he doesn’t use on his brain first

[@MikeJaun]

WoW they made the animal kick..WHAT IF YOUR CHIP GETS HACKED AND SOMEONE MAKES YOU RUN OUT IN TRAFFIC?😱😱😱😓😱😱

[@krishleonardo2007]

”This is the start of a disaster “ mark these words

[@brandoncomer6492]

marked and disregarded

[@exilemartinez9104]

Human augments will be awesome, unfortunately there will be a paywall or micro transactions involved. Can you imagine $5k for a firmware update. Im surprised smartphone companies do not already require a subscription to receive firmware updates, security updates, patches.

[@purpleey]

you have government regulations to thank for that 👍

[@average.yt.commenter609]

Already the case for prosthesis. They don't last forever, you have to get new ones. It's not inherently wrong but it something that can be abused

[@JasimBlockmanGamerv]

I have a question what if this wires get disconnected and flow electrical charges what will happen to the persons brain

[@I_love_to_exist]

Revelation 14, 16-17 And he gives to all, small and great, the poor and those who have wealth, the free and those who are not free, a mark on their right hand or on their brows; So that no man might be able to do trade but he who has the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name.

[@falkenvir]

another step to Cyberware

[@pbpigpen]

I know of a famous painter who banned animal experiments. The most hated and lied about man in history.

[@ilikefire0]

Imagine having a great idea and u lose wifi

[@hugoosarion4775]

All I know is that I saw a microchip control a pig , maybe one day a human.

[@B86432]

over my dead body

[@V01DIORE]

Exactly your dead body, or rather a vegetative one, same as a pacemaker.

[@gondorianslayer4250]

​@@V01DIOREdude, no

[@ci7210]

Don't give Musk ideas

[@Lee1ed1tz]

The world is coming to a end quickly…

[@JosephCosmello]

Bible prophecy fulfilled still proving truth to non believers of their heart be not hardened selah…yea make it sound humanitarian the devil is a liar!

[@paradoxine6287]

Its all fun and games till Musk does a Zuckerberg with Neuralink 💀💀💀

[@ItsOkayToEatPlaydo]

Can't wait to fight Elon's hoards when he flips the secret switch :)

[@boosted_trap]

💀 tf fr after a decades humans will be like cyberpunk character

[@ElenaS-p7i]

But there are people who rejected it! Not behaving well with it inside their brain! And they removed it!

[@kokiloki8229]

It is very sick. I just wonder how many people did die prior from this elan.

[@brandoncomer6492]

you already seem to be braindead

[@phoenixvette]

I want one so I can become a netrunner and make atms spill all their money

[@kokiloki8229]

1:04 😮😮😮

[@scottybillzz]

Our phones are basically chips 😅

[@nivyarajesh2404]

Is it help for autism brain??

[@aanoopsordar28]

It is not the first time Yes first by ' neurolink '

[@aaronjennings8385]

Neuron spike detection is a process used in neuroscience to identify and analyze the electrical activity of neurons in the brain. Neurons communicate with each other through electrical impulses called action potentials or spikes. Spike detection involves detecting and recording these spikes to understand how neurons communicate and process information. In spike detection, the electrical signals from neurons are captured using electrodes or other recording devices. These signals are then processed to identify the spikes, which are characterized by rapid changes in voltage. Various algorithms and techniques are used to detect and analyze these spikes, such as threshold-based methods, template matching, and clustering algorithms. Spike detection is crucial for studying neural activity and understanding how the brain functions. It provides insights into the timing and patterns of neuronal firing, which can help researchers investigate topics like information processing, neural coding, and brain disorders.

[@kishankahar5947]

Eye treatment possible Rp ka treatment

[@mynameisbakr]

Remember how Karen’s would complain about the corona vaccine “having a chip” inside it? Now they actually have something to be afraid about.

[@supplice-03-aaliyah]

"Pilot, in order to proceed we must establish a neural link, please embark when ready."

[@BokangRampheleBOBO]

Tell him couldn't Elon musk that he should make it smaller and remover bill

[@kakarotdragonball265]

By 2028, brain chips will be required to vote.

[@irakli.asatiani]

you got wifi on the head all the time that’s already dangerous not to mention wires in the brain, I don’t think they know human brain well enough to dare and attempt speed it up and slow down, well that maybe last chance for patients but even so there will be host of dangerous side effects, we know too little about the brain

[@polishpepe239]

Imagine entrusting elon musk with your brain, like why?