Sam Altman, OpenAI will reportedly back a startup that takes on Musks Neuralink | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Sam Altman is in the process of co-founding a new brain-to-computer interface startup called Merge Labs.
- The startup is expected to be valued at $850 million.
- It will compete with Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which is developing computer interface chips designed to be implanted in the brain.Neuralink is currently in trials with people who suffer from severe paralysis.
- It aims to allow them to control devices with their thoughts.
- It raised a $600 million Series E at a $9 billion valuation in June.
Sam Altman is in the process of cofounding a new braintocomputer interface startup called Merge Labs, and raising funds for it with the capital possibly coming largely from OpenAIs ventures team, [+2194 chars]
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