NEURALINK GIVES ALS PATIENT A VOICE LIKE NEVER BEFORE

Imagine being stuck in your own head with a thousand thoughts but no way to say them.

That was Brad G. Smith’s life with ALS until Neuralink stepped in with a chip that reads his brain signals.

Before this brain implant, Smith had to rely on eye-tracking software that only worked in the dark.

He joked it turned him into Batman without the gadgets.

Now, he can control a computer cursor and talk to his family even in bright daylight.

The Neuralink implant uses a thousand tiny wires that pick up signals from his brain and send them to a MacBook Pro.

At first, they tried linking it to his hand movements but that was a flop.

Turns out his tongue was the star of the show and clenching his jaw worked as a click.

Smith says he does not even think about it anymore.

His brain just knows what to do, like a pro gamer making split second moves.

Thanks to Neuralink, Smith can race his kids in Mario Kart and talk to them faster than ever.

He even uses an AI chatbot that comes up with clever replies.

Once, it suggested giving a bouquet of carrots to a friend’s horse-loving girlfriend.

For Smith, ALS may have taken a lot but Neuralink has given him something priceless: a way to speak up and stay connected to the world.

Source: FOX