最新报道:Sam Altman is co-founding a brain-computer interface startup called Merge Labs, potentially backed by OpenAI's ventures team, with an estimated $850 million valuation, according to unnamed sources. The company, collaborating with Tools for Humanity's Alex Blania, will compete with Elon Musk's Neuralink, which recently raised $600 million at a $9 billion valuation. Merge Labs aligns with Altman's 2017 vision of human-tech integration, contrasting with Musk's Neuralink that focuses on brain implants for paralysis patients. The rivalry reflects their diverging paths since Musk left OpenAI in 2018, recently reigniting in public disputes. OpenAI declined to comment on the funding speculation.