OpenAI Invests in Startup That Uses Brain Implants to Detect Cancer
It’s the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data.
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OpenAI's venture capital arm and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund are investing in a startup developing a brain implant designed to detect and treat cancer by decoding electrical signals associated with tumors. The investment reflects growing interest from major AI companies in brain data, since brain-computer interface devices generate large datasets that AI models can analyze more efficiently than humans. The startup has already tested its implant in patients undergoing brain tumor removal surgery and plans to launch clinical trials for long-term implantation in people with an aggressive form of brain cancer. This investment represents part of a broader trend of AI companies backing brain-computer interface technology, which developers argue will provide valuable new data sources for training AI systems.
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