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OpenAI invested in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup using ultrasound to read and modulate brain activity.
Merge Labs plans non-implantable interfaces that use ultrasound and molecules to interact with neurons.
Merge Labs is a spinoff of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit, with Forest continuing as a nonprofit entity.
OpenAI will collaborate on scientific foundation models and frontier tools to accelerate Merge’s progress.
Other investors include Bain Capital and notable backers, with Merge Labs raising $252 million.
Merge Labs is exploring applications related to mental health disorders and brain injury.
The startup aims to create interfaces that AI can interpret and adapt to individual users.
Merge Labs’ leadership includes researchers Mikhail Shapiro and Tyson Aflalo, among others.
The venture is positioned alongside competitors like Neuralink and Synchron in the brain-computer interface space.
OpenAI’s investment signals a continued push into neurotechnology and AI-enabled interfaces.

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A new documentary, Deepfaking Sam Altman, uses a digital likeness of OpenAI's CEO to drive its narrative.
Director Adam Bhala Lough could not secure an interview, prompting the use of a deepfake for the centerpiece.
The film follows Lough’s journey from San Francisco to India and Jamaica to test a surreal Altman avatar.
Sam Bot, the Altman avatar, can praise, spin PR, and mimic emotions, revealing AI’s potential and limits.
OpenAI and Altman have not commented on the Deepfaking Sam Altman project.
The documentary raises legal and ethical questions about copyright and consent in AI-generated works.
Lough’s approach is described as a neo-humanist journey that emphasizes human creativity amid AI.
The film premiered at SXSW and releases in theaters with limited dates starting January.
The project indicates how AI impersonations can influence documentary storytelling and the ethics involved.

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