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A few months ago, Elon Musk announced Neuralink had implanted their first brain chip into a real-life human. However, in the weeks that followed, we heard nothing but crickets. Based on prior testing results with monkeys, doctors, scientists, and Elon haters all over the world feared the worst. They assumed the implant likely malfunctioned and that patient zero did not survive.

Finally, in May 2024, we learned the truth. The Neuralink install was a success, and the results are absolutely mind-blowing. Noland Arbaugh, the first-ever user of the Neuralink device, has gained telekinetic-like abilities over the past few weeks, which seemed impossible at first glance.

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Noland, a 30-year-old who was paralyzed from the neck down in a diving accident, has been able to control a mouse cursor to play games like chess and Civ 6 using nothing but his thoughts. There is no eye tracking or sensors other than the chip in his brain.

In today’s video, we'll find out exactly how this crazy technology works and make some predictions about where things are going in the future. But first, I think humanity owes this guy a huge amount of respect and appreciation. The average person thinks they're brave for being an early adopter of the Cybertruck, but it takes real guts to order the Foundation Series Neuralink.

What’s crazy is that the chip itself is not installed by a human surgeon but rather by a surgical robot. After drilling a hole into your cranium, it implants a bunch of tiny threads that are finer than a human hair. It uses a tiny needle like a sewing machine to weave these threads into your brain. Each thread contains high-density electrodes capable of detecting electrical activity, also known as brain waves.

The N1 chip has 1,024 electrodes distributed across 64 threads, which means you have 16 electrodes per thread. To put that in perspective, a typical electroencephalogram (EEG) will have around 20 sensors and typically max out around 256 electrodes. Additionally, they’re on the outside of your skull, which means you’re more likely to get interference before the signal reaches the electrode. The only real advantage is that you don’t have to drill a hole into your skull.

The N1 transmits data wirelessly and is powered by a small lithium-ion battery, which is charged wirelessly from the outside via an inductive charger. But the big question here is, how is this guy actually moving a mouse with his thoughts?

To understand that, we need to learn a little bit about brain waves. When you’re asleep, your brain emits low-frequency delta waves around 2 Hz. When you wake up and become more alert, they increase their frequency to alpha waves at around 10 Hz. Finally, when you become highly focused, like when solving a coding problem or playing chess, they become gamma waves at around 35 Hz. That’s what we’re most interested in measuring because we can recognize certain wave patterns just like a soundwave, which can identify a distinct thought in your brain.

They didn’t provide a ton of detail in the Neuralink video, but Noland might have a thought like “move my right arm,” creating a specific type of electrical signal in his brain. The chip itself can then pick up on that signal, triggering an action to move the mouse to the right.

However, this doesn’t happen magically right after the surgery. There’s a brain-computer interface where the end user needs to practice a bunch of movements because everybody’s brain waves are different. The system needs to learn which thoughts correspond to which movements.

Now, if you have working arms and legs, you might not be all that excited, but for many, this technology could be life-changing, especially when integrated with futuristic technologies. Today we have wheelchairs, but in the not-too-distant future, they could be replaced by mech suits entirely controlled by the person’s brain.

The field of robotics is also advancing rapidly. For example, Nvidia recently announced their own humanoid robot, and it’s only a matter of time before there’s an Apple Robot Pro. When brain chips and robotics converge in the near future, human disabilities may be far less restrictive, which is a big win for humanity.

Brain chips do have their skeptics for obvious reasons, but fortunately, the data only flows one way. You don’t have to worry about getting ads injected into your dreams, and they won’t be able to turn off important bodily functions if you don’t pay your monthly subscription. Additionally, they can’t identify highly complex thoughts, so there’s no need to worry about being thrown in jail for "wrongthink" while the NSA monitors your thoughts. Most importantly, there won’t be an API for JavaScript developers to build apps on it.

Finally, the good news is that you can be an early adopter as well. Clinical trials are open for the Neuralink PRIME Study, where you can get your Founders Edition brain chip. Make sure to sign up with the link on screen. Full disclosure, this video is not sponsored, and I don’t get paid if you don’t survive the trial. So come with me if you want to not die. This has been The Code Report. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.