Bradford Smith became the third patient to test Elon Musk's Neuralink — and the first one to do so without a voice.

The patient, Bradford Smith, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and is nonverbal as a result, is using the chatbot to draft responses on Musk's social media platform X. "I am typing this with ...

The patient, Bradford Smith, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and is nonverbal as a result, is using the chatbot to draft responses on Musk's social media platform X. "I am typing this ...

Bradford Smith, left, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), uses Neuralink on his computer to joke with wife Tiffany Smith, right, in their room at the Residence Inn in Murray on Friday ...

Smith's synthetic voice was created by analyzing old recordings made before his illness, allowing him to regain a voice for his thoughts and communicate in a voice similar to his own.

With absolute certainty, is that no one on the fair board has done anything illegal, immoral, or unethical,” said Bob Milner, ...