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Why the Next Neuralink Challenger Might Come From OpenAI’s Circle

And it’s not who you think.

Sam Altman’s Merge Labs

 

Big moves in brain-tech — Sam Altman, best known for steering OpenAI, is quietly working on a brain-computer interface startup called Merge Labs.

Early talks value the company around $850 million. Funding could come from OpenAI’s ventures arm, with Alex Blania from Tools for Humanity also in the mix.

Why it matters: Neuralink isn’t the only one in the race anymore. Musk’s company, valued at $9B after raising $600M, is already testing chips to help people with severe paralysis control devices by thought.

But here’s the twist — Altman has long written about “The Merge,” a future where humans and machines integrate at the cognitive level. This isn’t just competition; it’s a vision clash.

The battle for the mind-machine frontier just got a new player.
Question is — whose vision will we actually end up living in?

Stay tuned — I’ll be tracking every update.

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