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        Elon Musk Just Implanted His Brain Chip Into A Human For The First Time—And People Are Divided
    

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After the X CEO announced that his Neuralink brain implant had been in the first human patient, the news inspired both apocalyptic and humorous memes.
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Elon Musk announced that his company Neuralink successfully implanted their brain-computer interface into a person's brain for the first time. 
And people had some thoughts. 
The surgical brain chip procedure is designed to allow humans to wirelessly connect their thoughts to devices for an elevated form of machine interaction and thought control.
The Space X founder took to his X (formerly Twitter) platform on Monday to tout the marvel milestone. 
He said the unnamed human patient was "recovering well" following the chip implant surgery.
"Initial results show promising neuron spike detection," added Musk, referring to what are called action potentials, or electrical impulses, which are sent from the brain to our nervous systems to activate muscle contraction.   
The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well.\n\nInitial results show promising neuron spike detection.
 —  (@)
        
While the scientific breakthrough in futuristic tech is mind-blowing, people still couldn't wrap their heads around the concept of a foreign particle being embedded in their brains for people to essentially become one with machines.
New fears were unlocked.
@elonmusk @neuralink I'm Very Mixed About This.\nIt Can Have Life Changing Effects On People.\nBut, If Abused!!!!
 —  (@)
        
@elonmusk @neuralink There\u2019s this thing tho
 —  (@)
        

@elonmusk @neuralink I don\u2019t love this.
 —  (@)
        

@elonmusk @neuralink This definitely scares me\u2026 I\u2019m really curious what the use case will end up being for this.
 —  (@)
        
@elonmusk @neuralink We're about to get even weirder.
 —  (@)
        

The audio log you find in a trashed office in a sci-fi horror game:
 —  (@)
        

@elonmusk @neuralink You're walking right into the trap \ud83d\ude33\ud83e\udd14\n\nhttps://t.co/nO34Bk6Q9Z
 —  (@)
        

@elonmusk @neuralink The first human
 —  (@)
        
However, there were plenty of enthusiasts who couldn't wait to be digitally linked.
@elonmusk @neuralink This is great news I\u2019m heading to my doctor tomorrow to get one in my brain
 —  (@)
        

@elonmusk @neuralink Incredible milestone, congratulations to @neuralink and the patient!
 —  (@)
        
Sharing memes via Neuralink with the homies
 —  (@)
        
@elonmusk @neuralink How I felt after this happened
 —  (@)
        

@elonmusk @neuralink So it begins.
 —  (@)
        
\u2026.do they know kung fu yet?
 —  (@)
        
@elonmusk @neuralink This is awesome news, we\u2019re expanding on the two final frontiers. Space and the mind, can\u2019t wait for the next company talk. So excited!
 —  (@)
        

@elonmusk @neuralink I can't wait to battle the Neuralink bots at the poker table
 —  (@)
        
Your grandchildren having a conversation in the future using Neuralink:
 —  (@)
        
@elonmusk @neuralink Resistance is futile
 —  (@)
        
Joking aside, some pointed out just how huge this is for the disabled community.
Human life, especially for patients with disabilities is about to improve drastically thanks to neuralink
 —  (@)
        

a lot of folks are creeped out by it but this kind of tech is insanely great for accessibility.\n\nIn the short term, anyone with any level of motor impairment, can pair a @neuralink with an AI agent that can them get some amount of independence back.
 —  (@)
        

@elonmusk @neuralink This is awesome news, we\u2019re expanding on the two final frontiers. Space and the mind, can\u2019t wait for the next company talk. So excited!
 —  (@)
        

Neuralink is giving a huge chance to many ppl to live a better life.\n\nIn this scene from the House M.D. show, this was fiction, now it is possible for those who\u2019s body turned into a cage to be able to join the world \ud83d\udcab\n\n@neuralink @elonmusk
 —  (@)
        
Neuralink began recruiting for potential test patients after the Food and Drug Administration approved the trial last May.
The company sought to enlist willing participants ages 22 and older who were living with quadriplegia as a result of a spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease in which the nerve cells break down and therefore limit the patient's muscle functionality. 
The clinical trial is called PRIME (Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface), and the process involves a robot surgically inserting the wires of the company's implant, called Telepathy,  into a part of the brain relating to movement. 
Musk described Telepathy as a device that  "enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking."
He added:
"Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs.""Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal."It's a wildly ambitious plan, and one that could change the world in ways we can't even begin to imagine if it's successful. 
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Elon Musk announced that his company Neuralink successfully implanted their brain-computer interface into a person's brain for the first time.

And people had some thoughts.

The surgical brain chip procedure is designed to allow humans to wirelessly connect their thoughts to devices for an elevated form of machine interaction and thought control.

The Space X founder took to his X (formerly Twitter) platform on Monday to tout the marvel milestone.

He said the unnamed human patient was "recovering well" following the chip implant surgery.

"Initial results show promising neuron spike detection," added Musk, referring to what are called action potentials, or electrical impulses, which are sent from the brain to our nervous systems to activate muscle contraction.

The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well.\n\nInitial results show promising neuron spike detection.
— (@)

While the scientific breakthrough in futuristic tech is mind-blowing, people still couldn't wrap their heads around the concept of a foreign particle being embedded in their brains for people to essentially become one with machines.

New fears were unlocked.

@elonmusk @neuralink I'm Very Mixed About This.\nIt Can Have Life Changing Effects On People.\nBut, If Abused!!!!
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink There\u2019s this thing tho
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink I don\u2019t love this.
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink This definitely scares me\u2026 I\u2019m really curious what the use case will end up being for this.
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink We're about to get even weirder.
— (@)

The audio log you find in a trashed office in a sci-fi horror game:
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink You're walking right into the trap \ud83d\ude33\ud83e\udd14\n\nhttps://t.co/nO34Bk6Q9Z
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink The first human
— (@)

However, there were plenty of enthusiasts who couldn't wait to be digitally linked.

@elonmusk @neuralink This is great news I\u2019m heading to my doctor tomorrow to get one in my brain
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink Incredible milestone, congratulations to @neuralink and the patient!
— (@)

Sharing memes via Neuralink with the homies
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink How I felt after this happened
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink So it begins.
— (@)

\u2026.do they know kung fu yet?
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink This is awesome news, we\u2019re expanding on the two final frontiers. Space and the mind, can\u2019t wait for the next company talk. So excited!
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink I can't wait to battle the Neuralink bots at the poker table
— (@)

Your grandchildren having a conversation in the future using Neuralink:
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink Resistance is futile
— (@)

Joking aside, some pointed out just how huge this is for the disabled community.

Human life, especially for patients with disabilities is about to improve drastically thanks to neuralink
— (@)

a lot of folks are creeped out by it but this kind of tech is insanely great for accessibility.\n\nIn the short term, anyone with any level of motor impairment, can pair a @neuralink with an AI agent that can them get some amount of independence back.
— (@)

@elonmusk @neuralink This is awesome news, we\u2019re expanding on the two final frontiers. Space and the mind, can\u2019t wait for the next company talk. So excited!
— (@)

Neuralink is giving a huge chance to many ppl to live a better life.\n\nIn this scene from the House M.D. show, this was fiction, now it is possible for those who\u2019s body turned into a cage to be able to join the world \ud83d\udcab\n\n@neuralink @elonmusk
— (@)

Neuralink began recruiting for potential test patients after the Food and Drug Administration approved the trial last May.

The company sought to enlist willing participants ages 22 and older who were living with quadriplegia as a result of a spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease in which the nerve cells break down and therefore limit the patient's muscle functionality.

The clinical trial is called PRIME (Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface), and the process involves a robot surgically inserting the wires of the company's implant, called Telepathy, into a part of the brain relating to movement.

Musk described Telepathy as a device that "enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking."

He added:

"Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs."

"Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal."

It's a wildly ambitious plan, and one that could change the world in ways we can't even begin to imagine if it's successful.

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