Elon Musk’s neural brain implant is designed to help people with disabilities – the first user of the implant told Fox News on Friday about revolutionary technology.
The first Neuralink Brain implant patient, Noland Arbaugh, Arizona native, joined the “The Will Cain Show” to discuss how the device can help him regain control of his life.
“I’m grateful,” Abbo told Fox News host Will Cain. “It’s an incredible privilege to be part of it.”
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He continued: "Let people like Elon Musk - one of the most powerful people in the world, so involved, now interested in affecting my life and people with disabilities - I can't even speak."
He also thanked Neuralink employees for supporting him during his medical journey.
"They are the hardest workers I've ever met in my life and they're passionate about helping people," he said.
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In 2016, Arbaugh was involved in a swimming accident that paralyzed him from his shoulders. He faced the rest of his life, greatly reducing mobility, noting that life was limited before receiving Neuralink implants.
“I just did too much,” said Abdul. “I haven’t left my home, I can’t communicate with the world.”
"After the nerves accepted, I felt like I had a purpose," he added. "I just wanted to be a capable member of society... It was an incredible journey and I'm very grateful."
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Neuralink Brain Implant is a "fully implanted, invisible, wireless brain computer interface (BCI) designed to restore autonomy to paralyzed patients. It allows users to operate their minds only with their phones and computers," "functional neural bureau" telepathy."
“It’s all through my motor cortex and my brain, and all the neurons that shoot with machine learning and AI,” Arbaugh said. “It syncs, and that’s how I control my computer.”
Arbaugh added that he spent some time learning how to use the implant successfully, but he was excited about the potential of the device.
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“If you want, there is a learning curve,” he said. “You calibrate the implant, so you can do something, take some actions, think about something—and over time, the algorithm will learn your intentions and give you control.”
Arbaugh said he now has more autonomy than he has since quadriplegia, but he will not forget how Musk and his neurological assistant helped him restore that confidence.
“They changed my life in ways that may never be fully understood,” he said. “I don’t think I can thank them for everything they did for me.”