I started a new game today using version 1.04 and the New Neural Link artifact that is supposed to give a ship 10 experience points does not seem to work.  The first screen snapshot below shows the experience of one of my ships is 12/25.  The second screen snapshot just shows what the Neural Link artifact says it is supposed to do.  The third screen snapshot show that, after applying the Neural Link artifact to the ship, the experience is still 12/25 meaning the aftifact did not do what it says it is supposed to do.