Neuralink has implanted a wireless brain chip in a human for the first time.

Elon Musk, the 52-year-old founder of Neuralink, has taken to social media to reveal the initial results from the procedure, describing the situation as "promising".

The billionaire businessman - who founded the firm in 2016 - wrote on X: "The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well.

"Initial results show promising neuron spike detection. (sic)"

Ultimately, Neuralink hopes to connect human brains to computers.

The firm also wants to help fight complex neurological problems, according to Elon.

He added: "The first @Neuralink product is called Telepathy

"Enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking.

"Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs.

"Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal. (sic)"

Elon previously insisted that he'll be cautious about introducing the technology.

He told CNBC at a recruitment event: "Obviously, we want to be extremely careful and certain that it will work well before putting a device in a human, but we’re submitted, I think, most of our paperwork to the FDA."

The outspoken billionaire also claimed that he plans to get one himself one day.

Elon shared: "You could have a Neuralink device implanted right now and you wouldn’t even know. I mean, hypothetically ... In fact, in one of these demos, I will."