Neuralink is a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk.
The company has successfully implanted its first brain chip in a human.
The implantation was not a surprise as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given the company clearance to carry out the first trial of its implant on humans.
The first human who received the implant is recovering well.
Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.
The first Neuralink product is called Telepathy.
Telepathy enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking.
Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs.
The goal is to enable individuals like Stephen Hawking to communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer.
The current trial, named the PRIME Study, is aimed at providing individuals with quadriplegia the ability to control external devices with their thoughts.