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.

"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.