OpenAI invests in Merge Labs taking on Neuralink

OpenAI has invested in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup founded by Sam Altman. The company aims to develop safe, scalable, and non-invasive neural interfaces that allow direct interaction with AI through neural signals. This partnership highlights OpenAI's expanding interest in human augmentation technologies, positioning Merge Labs as a rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink.