I got a message saying my opponent used a brain chip

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steroidbrucie

Not sure if this belongs here, but one day ago I got the following message from the user "cjn123":

Hi, I was wondering if you knew you were part of a groundbreaking chess game watched by millions of people around the world? You played against the first person to play a game of chess using a brain chip, and he was playing against you. Elon Musk's company Neuralink introduced its brain chip technology to the world on March 20, 2024 with the game between Steroidbrucie and Dirtybird23. Unlike Dirtybird23, you had no idea you were part of history! I'm a 25-year-old artist from California working on a story around this game. It would mean the world to me to hear your answer on what you were doing during this game on March 20, 2024, if you remember. How did you find out you were part of this game, or are you just finding out from me now? Thanks for reading my message, let's play a game of chess!

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Is this real or just a troll? Just curious.

idem_as_heck

troll, neuralink has only implanted like two chips so far after spending millions of dollars killing a boatload of monkeys with electrodes so the chances that you played chess with either of the quadriplegics is basically zero

cjn123

I am not a troll. I apologize for the suspicious nature of my initial message. I’m genuinely a young writer who has done a tremendous amount of research around a story I’m working on and care deeply about. Your concern expressed in this forum post and the user who responded has shown me that what I am telling you is news to you and likely others as well. The links below prove what I am saying:

Official Neuralink Post showing your account in the live game:

https://x.com/neuralink/status/1770861570072936469

Official chess.com account:

https://x.com/chesscom/status/1770595794879402333

The user who commented with their anecdotal facts: “the chances that you played chess with either of the quadriplegics is basically zero”, was only correct in putting “basically” in front of “zero”. This rare chance highlighted by this user is exactly why I’m going through these troubles. I’m sorry about my persistence, I just really wanted to hear your thoughts on it! Is there any way I can give you my contact info so I can reassure you? I’m just a 25 year old writer/artist from CA who simply thinks this whole ordeal is quite cool haha.

OneThousandEightHundred18

Pretty cool, I remember seeing that one of the quadriplegics does indeed play chess a lot when asked what he's using the tech for.

NIVEK1000

Still kind of suspect...

SriyoTheGreat

OP is very lucky lol. And yeah the screenshot is from the legit neuralink so this is actually true. Mind blown 🤯