Neuralink has been making serious progress. Soon Sam Altman and OpenAI could be backing a challenger.

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Sam Altman is reportedly co-founding Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup valued at $850 million, with funding expected from OpenAI's ventures team. The company will compete directly with Elon Musk's Neuralink, which recently raised $600 million at a $9 billion valuation and is currently conducting trials with paralyzed patients. This development represents another front in the ongoing rivalry between Altman and Musk, who previously worked together at OpenAI before their relationship deteriorated.

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I don’t like Sam Altman, that thing with Scarlet Johansson was heavily saturated with creeper vibes.
But I like this side of him that is beefing with Elon Musk.

yeah go ahead and put a computer in your brain. i’m sure the people making these brain computers have our best interests in mind. i mean, elon is a great guy after all…

I really hope Altman stands a chance here against Elon. However he’s probably gonna fade away.