Elon Musk insists paralyzed people will one day 'walk again and use their arms normally' - after the first Neuralink patient plays chess via telepathy

Elon Musk's technological predictions may sometimes seem ripped straight from the pages of science fiction. And now the billionaire has made one of his most stunning claims yet, as he says his Neuralink brain chips will one day let paralyzed people walk again. His claims come as Neuralink shared a video of one of the first human patients playing chess telepathically. The chip currently enables the brain to connect with computers, but Musk claims it could one day let the brain communicate with paralyzed parts of the body. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Musk wrote: 'Long term, it is possible to shunt the signals from the brain motor cortex past the damaged part of the spine to enable people to walk again and use their arms normally.'