“We're not testing people yet, but I think it won't be too long. We may be able to implant a neural link in less than a year in a person, I think.”

Elon MuskCEO

Co-founder of Neuralink

Neuralink implanted no human by May 2021; the device was only demonstrated in a pig (August 2020) and a monkey (2021). The first human implant came on January 29, 2024, nearly four years later.