Neuralink plans to implant its device into a second human patient in about a week, according to the company’s founder, Elon Musk. On the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Elon shared that the company aims to have ‘high single digits’ of patients with the device by the end of the year.

He and several Neuralink executives discussed the brain chip’s capabilities and future potential, such as treating paralysis and memory loss.

They also addressed improvements for future surgeries to prevent issues encountered during the first implantation on Arizona man Noland Arbaugh. Musk emphasised that the long-term goal is to reduce the civilisational risk posed by AI by fostering “a closer symbiosis between human intelligence and digital intelligence.”