Group 1 - Merge Labs has officially emerged from stealth mode, announcing a significant seed funding round of $250 million, with a valuation of $850 million, primarily funded by OpenAI [2] - The company aims to connect biological intelligence with artificial intelligence, focusing on non-invasive technologies to restore human capabilities and expand imagination [2] - Merge Labs differentiates itself from Neuralink by pursuing a non-invasive approach, utilizing "molecules rather than electrodes" to connect neurons and employing modalities like ultrasound for information transmission [2] Group 2 - The founding team of Merge Labs includes prominent figures such as Sam Altman, Alex Blania, and Sandro Herbig, along with researchers from Forest Neurotech and Caltech [3] - Sam Altman has previously predicted that human-machine fusion will be essential for survival in the face of potential competition from "superintelligent AI" between 2025 and 2075 [3] - Through Merge Labs, the goal is to bridge the gap between biological and digital intelligence, despite acknowledging that the process may become increasingly "strange" [3]
OpenAI注资Merge Labs：奥尔特曼构想用人机融合对抗超级AI
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2026-01-16 01:08