First human with brain implant plays online chess with his mind: ‘Like using the Force on a cursor’

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The first human to be seen using a brain implant was livestreamed on the social platform X on Wednesday.

Neuralink’s social media account showed 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh playing online chess with his mind during a historic live video stream. He is paralyzed from the shoulders down after having survived a diving accident eight years ago.

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