OpenAI has recently verified its involvement in the seed funding round for Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup established by OpenAI's own CEO, Sam Altman. The funding totaled an impressive $250 million, with the company now valued at roughly $850 million. Insiders close to the deal reveal that OpenAI emerged as the primary investor in this round, sparking considerable interest within the tech community due to this seemingly "circular" internal investment. Merge Labs positions itself as a "research laboratory" dedicated to "bridging biological intelligence with artificial intelligence to enhance human potential," and it officially stepped into the public eye this Thursday.
