Sam Altman is reportedly co-founding brain-to-computer interface startup Merge Labs, which could be valued at $850 million, according to TechCrunch. Sources said funding may largely come from ...

The new company is considered a direct rival to Musk’s Neuralink, which currently holds the dominant position in the implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) market.

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Sam Altman And OpenAI Target $250M For Neuralink Rival Merge Labs, Escalating Billionaire Feud With Elon Musk Over Brain Implants by Paula Tudoran Benzinga Staff Writer Follow Add Comment | ...

OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, is reportedly planning to invest in a new venture called Merge Labs, which will compete with Elon Musk's Neuralink in connecting human brains with computers.

The Financial Times reports that Altman and OpenAI are backing a new company called Merge Labs developing brain implants, making it a pretty direct rival to Musk’s Neuralink.