Sam Altman plans to support a brain computer interface startup to rival Neuralink, as OpenAI expands its AI and technology initiatives.

Sam Altman is reportedly entering in brain-computer interface domain through a new startup, Merge Labs. The company is reportedly valued at $850 million. Merge Labs is expected to develop advanced neural interface systems that may soon allow humans to interact with machines based on their thoughts,

The rivalry between Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Tesla’s Elon Musk has taken on a new dimension as Altman is named a co-founder and supporter of Merge Labs,

Merge Labs venture comes after OpenAI boss Sam Altman said the race to embed AI in humans is ‘going to get a lot weirder’

Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI's latest venture, Merge Labs, is looking to develop a novel gene therapy approach targeting brain cells. Read more here.

Sam Altman is preparing to co-found a new company funded by OpenAI that will go up against Elon Musk's Neuralink.

OpenAI and co-founder Sam Altman are reportedly set to back a startup that would compete with Elon Musk’s Neuralink. According to a report by the Financial Times, the company in question is Merge Labs.