Elon Musk has suggested that Neuralink could attempt to restore limited sight to visually impaired patients as early as 2026.

The executive posted the update on social media platform X amid news of Neuralink’s first successful Telepathy implants outside the United States.

Blindsight trials

In a response to a post from Neuralink’s official X account about its first Canadian patients, Musk wrote that the company is “Aiming to restore (limited) sight to the completely blind next year.” The update was well-received on social media, as the device would most likely provide notable quality of life improvements to patients. Neuralink’s current implant, Telepathy, is already changing lives today, and the same will likely be true for Blindsight.

This was not the first time that Musk has provided

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