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May 2024

20m 56s

The First Person to Get Elon Musk’s Neur...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET

About this episode

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is on a mission to enable humans to communicate with computers using their thoughts. Now they have successfully implanted their device in a human.. WSJ's Rolfe Winkler explores the new technology and speaks to Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink's first participant.

Further Reading:

- Elon Musk’s Neuralink Shows First Patient Using Its Brain Implant

- Elon Musk’s Neuralink Gets FDA Green Light for Second Patient, as First Describes His Emotional Journey

Further Listening:

- Elon Musk's 'Demon Mode'

- Elon Musk on 2024 Politics, Succession Plans and Whether AI Will Annihilate Humanity

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