Neuralink user P.18 GB.05: Veteran British Paratrooper turned Pioneering Neuralnaut, navigating wheelchair life with my N1 BCI | Early adopter of “The Force”.
Hampshire, UK
Joined June 2009
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Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
You have the power to positively change someone's life by getting them to join the Neuralink team-
Share this with any of your talented + intelligent student friends living in the Bay Area:
@neuralink is hosting an event in SF. october 16, afternoon. open to students at local universities and to interns working in-person in the bay area. invites are limited, apply below.
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Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
This is a special moment from a Neuralink VOICE trial patient.
He is able to speak through an AI voice clone thanks to his brain signals being decoded and translated into words.
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
Grok Bot (and also the other AI models) are becoming incredibly good. It feels unfair to have this much capability for such a cheap price.
But there is a problem. Even though I'm using Grok Bot every day for productive work, I'm constantly reminded of how slowly I type. My thoughts are faster than my fingers. It's also a challenge to compress my pure thoughts into words the computer can understand.
The solution is Neuralink- a high bandwidth brain interface that will grab my raw brain signals and send them directly to Grok Bot. In the long run, the output could be fed/ downloaded to my brain directly as well.
Also, the rate the models are improving is quickly going to make digital intelligence surpass biological intelligence. When digital intelligence is truly superhuman in every way, the only chance we have at keeping up is to have a robust connection.
We need to bridge the gap between our brains and AI.
These are the reasons Elon and the co-founders started Neuralink in the first place. They wanted to make sure AI did not decouple from collective human will.
The way to summarize this in a single sentence is: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."
But there's more. In the shorter term (the next dozen years or so), the primary mission is to help those with the worst brain and spine problems.
Conditions like dementia, depression, blindness, tinnitus, and paralysis will be solved thanks to Neuralink- how about that for a side quest!
These are the reasons Neuralink's mission statement is:
"Create a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs today and unlock human potential tomorrow."
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
Thanks @elonmusk! You and the team at @neuralink have helped to make my life better!
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
1/ In 2013, Falkland Islanders exercised their right to self-determination and voted decisively to remain a UK Overseas Territory. 🇫🇰🇬🇧
While the right to self-determination is enshrined in the UN Charter, Falkland Islanders have often had to fight for this right. ✅
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
Neuralink has the challenging task of making sure their chip package doesn't get rejected by the brain.
Electronics don't do well in a salty, humid environment- exactly how the inside of the brain is.
Since foreign objects don't typically interact well with our bodies, the team had to build an enclosure that can seal off the electronics from the brain tissue while maintaining their function.
Just in case, the enclosure has been tested to withstand conditions much harsher than anything inside a human body.
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
A few weeks ago, @ALScyborg invited me to join him and his family as he shared his Neuralink journey at a local church.
Brad's wife, Tiffany answered questions from the audience and took the time to chat with individuals afterwards.
One question I get often is about how to charge the device- Tiffany shows that here:
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
Tottenham ’Til I Die.
A film by Alfie Whiteman
Sound by Les Whiteman
Narrated by Himesh Patel
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
Watch Starship's thirteenth flight test xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1AJEmmYdM…
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
Starship’s thirteenth flight test is preparing to launch as early as Thursday, July 16 → spacex.com/launches/starship…
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
We are now @spacexai.
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
Neuralink has announced they've completed their first surgery where they've inserted the electrode threads through the dura.
This is a huge deal because it eliminates the manual step of a human neurosurgeon cutting open the dura and instead allows Neuralink's custom robot to perform more of the work. This should reduce complications.
As the team scales up to implanting devices in millions and billions of people, reliance on precision robots will be necessary.
This surgery was performed in Toronto, Canada in May 2026 and trials are ongoing globally.
Join the Patient Registry at neuralink.com/trials/
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
Elon says Neuralink may try direct human-to-human communication by reading their thoughts.
This would be a game changer. When we speak, our thoughts have to be compressed down into words.
Then the recipient has to uncompress the thoughts in their own mind. Hopefully, they uncompress it in the way it was intended.
With direct Neuralink-to-Neuralink communication, the raw thoughts could be delivered.
This would drastically improve communication accuracy, precision, and efficiency.
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
22 June 1940: The announcement was made for the formation of Britain’s airborne forces, marking the beginning of a new era in military warfare. The Parachute Regiment would go on to build a proud legacy of courage, skill, and sacrifice. #OnThisDay #AirborneForces @16AirAssltBCT
Jon L. Noble (P.18/GB.05)🇬🇧 retweeted
It’s hard to believe it’s already been 100 days since I received my Neuralink N1 implant. Looking back, the whole journey feels like science fiction that somehow became my everyday reality.
The surgery on Day 0 was surprisingly easy. A quick general anaesthetic, a small incision, and the robotic system did the rest — precisely placing the 1,024 ultra-thin threads into my motor cortex. I woke up alert and in good spirits and went home the next afternoon. By Day 3 I was feeling a lot better, and by Day 7 the little scar was already starting to fade. Recovery was genuinely minimal; I felt sharper and more positive than I had been in years after the BCI was turned on.
The real fun started in Week 2 when we paired the implant with my brand-new Apple MacBook (my very first Mac). The @neuralink engineers walked me through calibration sessions, and within a couple of minutes I was moving the cursor just by thinking. At first it felt like trying to remember a dream, but by Week 3 it was second nature. Scrolling, clicking, typing — all mind-controlled. The Mac integration was buttery smooth; I went from total Mac newbie to power-user faster than I ever expected.
By Day 80 I was ready for the big leagues. That’s when I fired up @Warcraft of Warcraft for the first time with pure thought control. The first raid felt clunky, but once my brain and the BCI synced, it was pure magic. I’m now raiding, and exploring Azeroth hands-free at full speed — no mouse, no keyboard, just intention. It’s honestly brilliant. The freedom is addictive.
The social-media side has been just as surprising. Every update I’ve shared has been met with genuine excitement rather than scepticism. Thousands of messages from people with disabilities, gamers, students, and scientists — all asking real questions about the tech and what it could mean for the future. The positivity has been overwhelming and incredibly motivating.
100 days in and I already can’t imagine life without it. The N1 didn’t just give me a new way to use a computer — it gave me a new way to live. Can’t wait to see what the next 100 days bring.
Thank you all so much for your support and I will keep you all updated as we continue this journey together.
