Elon Musk’s groundbreaking technology project Neuralink faced a serious technical problem in the first manned test. In January 2024, the first patient, who placed the neuralink chip in the brain tissue, lost his ability to control the computer, the most important function of the experiment due to the structural deterioration on the device about a few months ago.
How did the device work, what happened?
Neuralink made it possible to interact with computers by reading neural signals thanks to micro cables placed in the human brain. Although Arbaugh was paralyzed down from the neck, he could only move the screen cursor, play chess and walk on social media.
However, in March 2025, most of the electrodes in the chip were found to be out of function. The reason was that the brain tissue rubbed the cables by rubbing with implant over time and some of them break. Conclusion: The interaction with the mind stopped.
The patient is hopeful, neuralink quiet
Arbaugh continues his belief in the project despite his failure. “This is a setback, but not the end of the road, Ar Arbaugh said that the company offers it new hardware updates and that the system was recalled and some functions were recovered.
From the Neuralink front, no detailed technical explanation was made after the incident; However, it is known that the company evaluates the data obtained from this experiment for subsequent trials.
