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Neuralink Patient Shows Off His Sick Mind-Controlled Mario Kart Racing Skills

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Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company, kicked off 2024 by announcing its first successful human trial. There was some skepticism about the surgery, so last week that human came forward to show off just how incredible Neuralink can be.

Noland Arbaugh uses a wheelchair to get around after a swimming accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He was the guest of honor at a Neuralink company meeting, where he discussed the new technology and how he uses it. While he will certainly use this technology in other life-changing ways, he first showed off what is really important; his video game racing skills:

Arbaugh’s skills at Mario Kart certainly pay the bills, as Futurism notes: