Elon Musk wants to teach people how to communicate with the power of thought.

The American company Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, has shown new possibilities for its neural chip, which allows interaction with digital devices using thoughts. The developments were tested during a 72-hour hackathon, Tengri Life reports. What is new in Neuralink For the experiment, the company's engineers visited one of the participants in the speech restoration study. Over 72 hours, the team had to develop as many prototypes as possible to make communication with the neural chip more convenient. Neuralink shared some of the results on the X social network. Among the tested functions: - Communication without buttons. Previously, the user had to press a button for the system to start recognizing their thoughts. Now, it automatically determines when a person wants to say something; - Brain signal tracking. The engineers created graphs that show brain activity in real-time. This helps better understand the signals and adjust the system; - Launching AI with the power of thought. The developers checked if it was possible to control the Grok assistant using the neural chip. The user only needs to mentally say "Hey, Neuralink" and ask a question or give a command; - Smartphone application. The team presented Bloom—an application that should make using the neural chip more convenient in daily life. They also tested it during the hackathon; - Phone calls. A new feature was connected to iPhone calls. Now a person can mentally formulate a phrase, and the system converts it into speech that the other person hears. It is also possible to activate an automatic message that the call is taking place using a special device. Our engineers recently visited one of our speech restoration study participants for a 72-hour hackathon. The goal: rapidly prototype as many features as possible to enhance the experience of using Neuralink to communicate with thought. Here are some of the things we built 🧵 https://t.co/Lk0UyRHitQ — Neuralink (@neuralink) October 29, 2026 Thus, the developers checked not only the ability to control a computer with thoughts but also the scenarios that can help people with speech impairments communicate in daily life. What Elon Musk Promises The founder of Neuralink, Elon Musk, also talked about the prospects of the technology. The company's first product was named Telepathy. "It allows instantaneous interaction with computers or people using only thoughts. In a few years, the speed of information transfer will significantly exceed the speed of the fastest human speech or keyboard typing," Musk stated on the X social network. Incidentally, Musk recently boasted about another of his developments. Tesla demonstrated the capabilities of a new Roadster, a car that will be able to fly. Read also: Elon Musk predicted the disappearance of money: what will replace it