Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines. “We’ve got ... three humans with Neuralinks and all are working well,” he said during a wide-ranging interview at a Las Vegas event streamed on his social media platform X.

A third person received a brain implant from Neuralink. Elon Musk said during an interview that Neuralink wants to implant the experimental devices in more people this year. Two other patients received the brain implants in 2024. A third patient received a brain implant from Neuralink, a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk.

Neuralink is one of many organisations working on brain-computer connections, including rival start-ups in Europe. This is how a brain chip works. View on euronews