ALS is a disease that takes everything. Our goal is to give something back.
Kenneth, who has been losing his ability to move and speak due to ALS, is exploring how Neuralink’s brain-computer interface technology can help translate neural signals into life-changing impact.
Brad Smith is Neuralink’s 3rd human recipient overall and the first with ALS (also the first non-verbal patient)
He received the N1 brain implant on November 8, 2024.
ALS had left him fully paralyzed and unable to speak… until now. The implant is his only way to communicate
Using only his thoughts, Brad can:
• Move a cursor on a MacBook Pro at blazing speed
• Edit entire videos in iMovie (he created & posted the first video ever edited purely by brain control)
• Type messages and speak using an AI voice cloned from his own pre-ALS recordings
• Control a motorized AI webcam
His family now hears his real, warm voice again - not robotic text-to-speech ❤️
All powered by Neuralink’s brain-computer interface.
As of April 2026, Brad is doing incredibly well. He’s active on X (@ALScyborg), giving interviews, and still showing impressive progress
Neuralink is not just advancing technology......it’s restoring humanity and giving people their lives back
🚨 Neuralink patient #3 Brad (ALS) just got his REAL voice back, thanks to Neuralink + ElevenLabs cloning.
His family can finally hear him again! Warm, familiar, full of life.
No more robotic sound. Just him.
This is the most beautiful side of AI.
@elonmusk Thank you @elonmusk my Dad would’ve been so happy to be around to have seen this come to fruition, just a couple years too late, would love to see more into this one day and possibly help in whatever way on this project. 👊🏼
2026 CHALLENGE:
- No porn
- No alcohol
- 4-6 eggs/day
- 3 liters of water
- 6-7 hours of sleep
- 10,000+ steps/day
- 100 push-ups daily
- No meals in the morning
- Write at least 100 words daily
- Write 5 things you're grateful for
Who’s in?