Neuralink’s coin-sized brain-computer interface (BCI) is robotically implanted and it decodes signals for seamless digital control
US trailblazer Noland Arbaugh is a well known quadriplegic from a 2016 dive, and he got his implant in January 2024. He now racks up 10+ hours daily on reads, writes, and games. Because of Elon Musk’s genius and his love for humanity, the impossible is coming true for many people. Arbaugh is one of many whose life is dramatically improved.
“Telepathic typing lets me craft speeches, run a business, and keynote,” he shared at Fortune Brainstorm Tech (September 2025, Utah).
Update: UK’s first patient, Paul (motor neuron disease), was implanted October 2025 at UCLH. Hours post-op, Paul could cursor-controls a PC via his thoughts—now he is testing for gaming like Dawn of War. Trials—launched July 2025 via GB-PRIME study—span Canada and UK sites.
EU tags BCI as high-risk Class III (MDR) and demands rigorous certs, ethics checks. No central BCI overseer yet.
Elon Musk is to thank for the miracles we are seeing with Arbaugh’s improved life in just 18 months; and Paul’s just begun.
Citations
- Comitato Per Davide Dell’Oca, 2023 SCI report.
- Neuralink patient updates, Fortune Brainstorm Tech, Sep 2025.
- UCLH/Neuralink press, Oct 2025; GB-PRIME study launch, Jul 2025.
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