Neuralink released early data on its speech restoration brain-computer interface, showing that participants with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can achieve speech-to-text and spoken output at conversational speed. One participant reached 75 words per minute within the first week of use, with a word error rate of 5.8% across a 125,000-word vocabulary. The findings were presented by Dr. Nader Pouratian at the 2026 NEALS annual meeting and shared via Neuralink's official X account. The results mark a significant milestone in neural interface technology for restoring communication in patients with severe motor impairments.