BREAKING: Neuralink has added a new blog update on its website. It details a 72-hour sprint to help people with ALS speak, make calls and use Grok with their thoughts.

Engineers worked at a VOICE trial participant’s home, building and testing improvements alongside him.

🧠 SPEECH AND AI

• Automatic speech detection: Recognizes when users try to speak, reducing button presses.
• Live brain activity: Shows which imagined speaking patterns produce stronger signals.
• Grok agent prototype: Think “Hey Neuralink” followed by a task, and Grok carries it out on a computer.

📱 BLOOM MOBILE APP

• Everyday use: Tested outside the lab, including ordering coffee.
• iPhone keyboard: Write in any app using speech decoded from brain signals.
• Faster editing: Easier corrections and keyboard suggestions.
• Lock-screen controls: Start speech without unlocking the phone.
• Phone calls: Send generated speech directly into calls, with an optional greeting explaining the assistive device.

🤝 BUILT WITH THE PARTICIPANT

• He, his wife and caregiver helped shape improvements.
• Direct feedback shortened development cycles from weeks to hours.
• He and his wife joked together on the phone again.

🧠 CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT

• Some demos include improvements made after the sprint.
• Neuralink is recruiting engineers.
• Devices remain investigational.

Neuralink is changing lives ♥️