Ashlee VanceNYT Best Seller | Reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek

Elon Musk’s Surprise Visit Before Neuralink Implant

4 May 2025 · 2 min

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In this short multi‑speaker clip from Ashlee Vance’s YouTube video, Yuan and Jade arrange a FaceTime call with Brad and his family just minutes before a Neuralink N1 implant procedure. The participants express excitement and hope that the implant will be a "game changer" for the family, allowing them to spend more time together, especially playing video games, and to eliminate reliance on eye‑gaze control. The presenters welcome the family, emphasize the importance of family time, and convey enthusiastic anticipation for the upcoming implant. The dialogue is informal and conversational, highlighting personal expectations and emotional readiness for the Neuralink technology.

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Yuan was hoping to FaceTime Brad and the family in 2 minutes.
In 2 minutes?
Yeah.
This is the thing, you need to go be part of it.
Oh, hey Yuan. Hey Jade. Hey, I want to introduce you to Brad and his family.
Hi. Hi. Hello everyone. Thanks for taking the time to say hi to us. We're super excited about tomorrow.
I hope this is a game changer for you and your family. I am so excited to get this in my head and stop using my gaze.
Sounds good. This could really be a really big difference. I don't know if you guys play video games with your dad and otherwise have some good times, you know?
Yep, they are excited for that potential to spend more time playing video games with dad. So thank you so much.
You're most welcome. Bye!
Family time's important.
Yeah, it absolutely is. So we'll catch up after and hope it works out.
Okay, awesome. We're excited to work with the whole team. Help! Help!
I'm being repressed!
Not for long, not for long.
All right, nice to meet you.
You too, bye!
This is the implant that we call N1 implant.