Elon Musk’s Neuralink has announced that the implantation of a brain chip in a second patient was successful. He was discharged the next day after surgery and is recovering without complications.

According to Neuralink, the second patient’s name is Alex. Before his spinal cord injury, he worked as a car mechanic, repairing various types of vehicles and large machinery. Since then, he has wanted to learn how to design 3D objects.

Thanks to the implant, he is now able to implement his plans – the patient has begun to master the relevant software.

“Taking an idea, putting it as a design, and actually having a physical item as a finished product makes me feel like I’m building things again,” the company quotes Alex.

Neuralink emphasized that from the moment Alex connected his Link to the computer, it took him less than 5 minutes to start controlling the cursor with his mind. In addition, after the surgery, he improved his ability to play video games. All this happens through the power of thought.

“After the first research session concluded, Alex continued testing the capabilities of the Link independently, using it to play the first-person shooter game Counter-Strike 2,” Neuralink’s blog says.

In early August 2024, Elon Musk announced that Neuralink had successfully implanted a brain chip in a second patient. At that time, the billionaire also shared his expectations that the company would implant brain chips in eight more patients this year as part of clinical trials.