Neuralink to implant first brain chip case this year, says Musk.

Elon Musk announced at the VivaTech event in Paris that his brain-chip startup Neuralink plans to implant a tetraplegic or paraplegic patient during a webcast monitored by Reuters. Neuralink received FDA clearance for its first-in-human clinical trial last month, a critical milestone for the startup as it faces U.S. probes over its handling of animal experiments. If Neuralink can prove its device is safe in humans, it would still take several years, potentially more than a decade, for the start-up to secure commercial use clearance.