Brad Smith, a 6-year ALS survivor, describes the exhaustion of eye-gaze control, where he must constantly watch a cursor to move, click, and scroll. He's enrolled in a Neuralink trial hoping the implant will let him use a computer without his eyes, freeing him from the workflow that drains him daily.
I am so excited for the implant because I hope to control the computer without my eyes. Hi, my name is Bradford Smith. I usually go by Brad. I also answer to "Hey Ya Cripple" and I have been called much worse things. I have been living with ALS for 6 years now.
It seems like he's having a hard time calibrating right now, so—
ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. I'm so excited for the implant because I hope to control the computer without my eyes. I want to move my cursor without looking at it constantly. I want to click and drag. I want to scroll and read at the same time. Do you know how hard those simple things are with eye gaze? I hope you never have to find out. And if Neuralink succeeds, maybe nobody will have to learn that again. I am honored to be a part of this mission.
