[kranner]

It would have read that way if the author list had simply said 'Neuralink'. He is definitely positioning himself as the leader here.

[frisco]

BioArxiv required at least one human author. We suggested this author list to him and, honestly, we just think it’s awesome.

[buboard]

Actually, the leader is usually the last author. The first author is usually the student doing the gruntwork