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First Blindsight human implant later in 2025 (missed)

Elon Musk promised First Blindsight human implant later in 2025 by the end of 2025. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“we're hoping later this year to do our first device implant for human enabling someone who is completely blind to see”
— Elon Musk · Mar 30, 2025 · America PAC Town Hall (March 30, 2025), video, ~02:37:22 02:37:22 ↗
Video: America PAC Town Hall (March 30, 2025), video, ~02:37:22
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 02:37:22 — AMERICA PAC TOWN HALL (MARCH 30, 2025), VIDEO, ~02:37:22
What actually happened

No human Blindsight implant happened in 2025. On Jan 28–29, 2026, Musk posted that Neuralink was 'ready to do our first Blindsight' implant pending regulatory approval, and as of Oct 2026 none has been reported. MobiHealthNews: Musk says first Blindsight human implant in 2025 (claim); Jan 2026 'pending approval' follow-up ↗

The Progression

Mar 30, 2025
The promise: “we're hoping later this year to do our first device implant for human enabling someone who is completely blind to see” · America PAC Town Hall (March 30, 2025), video, ~02:37:22 02:37:22 ↗
Dec 31, 2025
Deadline passed. No human Blindsight implant happened in 2025. On Jan 28–29, 2026, Musk posted that Neuralink was 'ready to do our first Blindsight' implant pending regulatory approval, and as of Oct 2026 none has been reported. MobiHealthNews: Musk says first Blindsight human implant in 2025 (claim); Jan 2026 'pending approval' follow-up ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 285 days past due. Never happened.

At a March 2025 Wisconsin town hall Elon Musk said Neuralink hoped to do the first human Blindsight implant later that year. It did not happen in 2025.

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