Topic: merge labs
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OpenAI Backs Sam Altman's Brain-Computer Startup Merge Labs
OpenAI has made a major strategic investment in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup founded by its CEO Sam Altman, placing it in direct competition with ventures like Neuralink. Merge Labs is pursuing non-invasive neural technology, aiming to connect with neurons using molecules instea...
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Sam Altman's Merge Labs Spins Out From Nonprofit
A new brain-computer interface startup called Merge Labs has been spun out from Forest Neurotech, co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman and focusing on using ultrasound to read brain activity. The stealth-mode company, linked to key neurotech figures and Caltech research, aims to realize the vision o...
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Sam Altman's New Startup: Reading Minds With Sound Waves
Sam Altman is leading Merge Labs, a new venture developing noninvasive brain-computer interfaces using ultrasound and genetic engineering, contrasting with surgical methods like Neuralink's. The startup has recruited Caltech's Mikhail Shapiro, an expert in noninvasive neural technology, to guide ...
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Sam Altman's Startup Aims to Merge Humans and AI
Elon Musk and Sam Altman's rivalry is expanding into brain-computer interfaces, with Altman's OpenAI supporting Merge Labs to compete against Musk's Neuralink. Altman has long advocated for human-AI integration, as seen in his 2017 writings exploring neural implants and cognitive symbiosis with m...
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