These Are The Startups Merging Your Brain With AI

Brain-computer interface technology is rapidly advancing beyond science fiction, with companies like Elon Musk's Neuralink and Sam Altman's new Merge Labs leading development of devices that connect human minds directly to computers through surgical implants or external sensors. These systems can already enable paralyzed patients to control computers with thoughts and decode brain signals into written text at 78 words per minute, with future applications promising telepathic communication and AI-augmented thinking.