The first neural bypass implant powered by AI has helped a patient recover from near-full-body paralysis

Thomas had five tiny microchips implanted in his brain, forming a critical portion of a first-of-its-kind "double neural bypass." The technology uses artificial intelligence to decode and translate his thoughts into action. Credit: Northwell Health’s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research/Fox News
Thomas had five tiny microchips implanted in his brain, forming a critical portion of a first-of-its-kind "double neural bypass." The technology uses artificial intelligence to decode and translate his thoughts into action. Credit: Northwell Health’s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research/Fox News

A New York man who was left paralyzed after a diving accident is starting to regain movement a year after receiving an artificial intelligence-powered implant in his brain. A year ago, Keith Thomas, 46, was only able to move his arms an inch.

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[I]n 2023, he underwent a grueling 15-hour surgery, during which the first AI-powered double neural bypass implant was placed in his brain at Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health in New York.

“This groundbreaking clinical trial marks the first time the brain, body, and spinal cord have been electronically linked in a paralyzed human to restore lasting movement and sensation,” Chad Bouton, the study’s principal investigator, and professor [at] the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at The Feinstein Institutes, told Fox News Digital.

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