AI illustration: First Neuralink human implant later in 2023
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First Neuralink human implant later in 2023 (missed)

Elon Musk promised First Neuralink human implant later in 2023 by the end of 2023. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“Hopefully later this year we'll do our first human device implantation.”
— Elon Musk · Jun 16, 2023 · VivaTech (June 16, 2023), video, ~01:00:26 01:00:26 ↗
Video: VivaTech (June 16, 2023), video, ~01:00:26
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 01:00:26 — VIVATECH (JUNE 16, 2023), VIDEO, ~01:00:26
What actually happened

Neuralink's first human implant (Noland Arbaugh) took place on Jan 28 2024, just after the 2023 deadline. Wikipedia: Neuralink (first human implant Jan 2024) ↗

The Progression

Jun 16, 2023
The promise: “Hopefully later this year we'll do our first human device implantation.” · VivaTech (June 16, 2023), video, ~01:00:26 01:00:26 ↗
Dec 31, 2023
Deadline passed. Neuralink's first human implant (Noland Arbaugh) took place on Jan 28 2024, just after the 2023 deadline. Wikipedia: Neuralink (first human implant Jan 2024) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 1,016 days past due. Never happened.

At VivaTech in June 2023 Elon Musk said Neuralink would hopefully do its first human implant later that year. It came on January 28 2024.

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22% of resolved claims delivered.
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