Front Burner

What's going on at Neuralink, Musk's brain implant company?

Elon Musk says the first human trial for his Neuralink brain implant is now underway. We separate fact from fiction and look at the technology's potential.
The Neuralink logo is seen in the foreground, in front of a man's face which is blurry.
Elon Musk, the owner Neuralink, says the first human trial for the company's brain-computer interface device is now underway. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters)

Elon Musk says a person has had a computer chip implanted in their brain as part of Neuralink's first human trial. The billionaire's company is racing to develop a device, in an attempt to catch up to competitors in the brain-computer interface industry.

Marisa Taylor, an investigative journalist with Reuters, joins Front Burner to separate fact from fiction, as Neuralink tries to revolutionize brain implants.

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