Sam Altman is co-founding a brain-computer interface startup called Merge Labs

Sam Altman is co-founding a brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, with funding support from OpenAI’s venture arm.According to a Financial Times report published on May 14, 2024, Sam…

By LionHerald August 13, 2025 · 1 min read

Sam Altman is co-founding a brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, with funding support from OpenAI’s venture arm.According to a Financial Times report published on May 14, 2024, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is co-founding a new neurotechnology company called Merge Labs alongside Alex Blania, CEO of World— a digital identity…

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