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OpenAI Invests in Startup That Uses Brain Implants to Detect Cancer
Publisher description: It’s the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data.
Wired | Oct 21, 2026 | Emily Mullin
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OpenAI’s venture capital arm as well as Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund are investing in Coherence Neuro, a startup developing a brain implant to detect and treat cancer. The investments are part of a $45 million seed funding round for Coherence and reflect Big Tech’s burgeoning interest in brain data. AI models can help read raw neural data and link it to actions, such as moving a computer cursor or producing synthesized speech. In January, OpenAI announced that it was directly investing in a new brain-computer interface company, Merge Labs, cofounded by its billionaire CEO Sam Altman.
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