“Brad Smith, an Arizona husband and father with ALS, has become the third person to receive Neuralink, the brain implant made by Elon Musk’s company. He is also the first ALS patient and the first non-verbal person to receive the implant, he shared in a post on X on Sunday. ‘I am typing this with my brain. It is my primary communication,’ Smith, who was diagnosed in 2020, wrote in the post, which was also shared by Musk. Smith is completely paralyzed and relies on a ventilator to breathe.