A computer chip developed by Neuralink has been implanted in its first human test subject, according to company co-founder and owner Elon Musk, marking a milestone in the cutting-edge field of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) research.

The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well,” Musk announced on Twitter late Monday. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.”

The objective of Neuralink’s first foray into BCI is to be able to decode intended movement signals from brain activity to control external devices, such as computers. From there, Musk also laid out the vision for the company’s first product: Telepathy.

“[It] enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking,” he tweeted. “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.”

The California-based company, founded in 2016, got the green light from federal regulators at the Food and Drug Administration in September to begin human trials, an Neuralink put out an open call for volunteers for its PRIME study, the mixed acronym standing for “Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface.”

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