21 Humans Now Have Neuralink Implants, Using Them 6.5 Hours a Day
Aiden_Tech_Ai · x · 2026-10-18
A long thread argues Neuralink has moved from futuristic demo to daily reality: as of 2026, 21 humans have brain implants that let them control computers with thought — browsing the web, playing shooters, chess, and Mario Kart. Cited cases include a participant self-teaching Spanish through the interface, another feeding himself a pretzel with a thought-controlled robotic arm, one speaking his first words in years via neural-to-speech translation, and a paralyzed man who hasn't moved his hands in a decade using the implant 6.5 hours per day.
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