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“Neuralink wants to have its first human patient equipped with the technology before the end of 2020 — the company is looking to start trials on humans next year, pending FDA approval.”
Said Jul 16, 2019Deadline Dec 31, 2020Neuralink launch event, San Francisco, July 16, 2019 (CNBC, July 17, 2019)
No human was implanted in 2020. Neuralink did not even seek FDA approval until 2022 (initially rejected), received approval in May 2023, opened recruitment in September 2023, and announced its first human implant on January 29, 2024.