Following a diving accident that left him paralyzed below the shoulders, Mr. Arbaugh underwent a chip implant in January.

The startup wants to help treat complex neurological diseases by using computers to interface with human brains.

During the presentation, Mr. Arbaugh stated, “The surgery was super easy.”

In addition, Mr. Arbaugh mentioned that he has played the video game Civilization VI with the brain implant. “I can do that again and play for eight hours straight,” he claimed that Neuralink had given him.

The new equipment was not flawless, according to Mr. Arbaugh, and they “had run into some issues.”

Additionally, the business conducted tests on pigs and asserted that monkeys could play a rudimentary version of Pong on a computer.