# Merge Labs Will Bridge Biological and Artificial Intelligence by OpenAI > “Brain-computer interfaces are an important new frontier. They open new ways to communicate, learn, and interact with technology. BCIs will create a natural, human-centered way for anyone to seamlessly interact with AI. Merge Labs is a research lab with the long-term mission of bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability, agency, and experience. It is developing fundamentally new approaches to BCIs that are safe and interface with the brain at much higher bandwidth by combining biology, devices, and AI.” > **— OpenAI**, *“Investing in Merge Labs,” January 15, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Primary source:** [OpenAI, “Investing in Merge Labs”](https://openai.com/index/investing-in-merge-labs/) — verifies the wording, attribution and immediate source setting. - **Interpretive context:** The institutional statement turns merger from an abstract forecast into a funded research program. The restored sentences identify the interface class, the intended human use, the lab’s continuity-and-agency mission, and the technical combination—biology, devices and AI—through which it intends to pursue higher bandwidth. - **Editorial treatment:** Two consecutive source paragraphs have been joined without changing their sentence order. The wording of each retained sentence is complete. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Sam Altman and The Merge|The Merge: A Message in a Bottle from Sam Altman]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Transhumanism|Transhumanism]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/OpenAI|OpenAI]] - [[wiki/Merge Labs|Merge Labs]] - [[wiki/Brain-Computer Interfaces|Brain-Computer Interfaces]] - [[wiki/Human-Machine Merger|Human-Machine Merger]] - [[wiki/Human Agency|Human Agency]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Brain-computer interfaces are an important new frontier. They open new ways to communicate, learn, and interact with technology. BCIs will create a natural, human-centered way for anyone to seamlessly interact with AI. Merge Labs is a research lab with the long-term mission of bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability, agency, and experience. It is developing fundamentally new approaches to BCIs that are safe and interface with the brain at much higher bandwidth by combining biology, devices, and AI.” — OpenAI, “Investing in Merge Labs,” January 15, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-openai-merge-labs-bridge-biological-artificial-intelligence ```