OpenAI-backed Merge Labs is working to safely interface biology, hardware devices, and AI at higher bandwidth.

Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” ...

In August, the Financial Times reported that OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is part of Merger Labs’ founding team ...

Other notable brain computer interface startups include Neuralink, which is run by Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 ...

OpenAI is investing in Sam Altman's BCI startup Merge Labs, which aims to enhance human capabilities through innovative brain ...

Precision Neuroscience today announced a strategic partnership with Medtronic to leverage brain-computer interface (BCI) ...

The company will integrate Precision Neuroscience’s Layer 7 cortical interface with its StealthStation surgical navigation ...

OpenAI did not disclose the amount of its investment, a portion of the $252 million seed round that also came from investors ...

Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface lab pursues non-invasive, AI-native neural hardware that rivals Neuralink and stirs governance debate.

LumiMind debuts real-time non-invasive brain computer interfaces at CES 2026, pairing live gameplay demos with LumiSleep, a ...

A volunteer tests the Yangyin-1 music therapy brain-computer interface system. Photo: Courtesy of Li Xiaobing. Imagine ...

Neurable, the leader in noninvasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, and HP Inc.'s HyperX, a leading gaming brand, ...