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News India Live, Digital Desk:If you keep an eye on tech news, you would know that Elon Musk and Sam Altman are not on ‘friendly’ relations these days. Earlier both were in a team, then ChatGPT came and parted ways. But now it seems that Sam Altman is preparing to corner Musk in his own house.
The news is very interesting. OpenAI (who created ChatGPT) is now investing money in a new start-up company called Merge Labs. And do you know what this company does? Exactly the same work that Elon Musk’s company Neuralink Still working.
Let us understand in simple language what is this ‘Merge’ and why Musk may get tensed due to this.
What is this BCI issue?
First understand what the fight is about. talking is happening Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) of. It sounds heavy, but the meaning is simple“Connecting the brain to the computer.”
Just imagine, you are sitting on the sofa and without moving your hands, just by thinking, you change the channel of your TV or send a message to someone. This technology is called BCI. Till now, Elon Musk’s ‘Neuralink’ was leading in this race, which surprised everyone by implanting a chip in the human brain.
Merge Labs: New player, new technology?
Now ‘Merge’ has entered. This company has been started by former Google engineers. Although Merge has not fully revealed its cards, but there is talk that with the support of Sam Altman, it will give a tough competition to Neuralink.
It is being said that Merge is also creating such technology which will enable conversation between human brain and machines. The big question is whether their technology will be better than Neuralink? Will it be safer? Because in Neuralink, the idea of surgery and making a hole in the brain scares many people. If Merge finds a simple ‘break’, it would be a game changer.
Journey from friends to enemies
It seems to be a fight not only of technology but also of ego. Elon Musk has already said that he is not happy with the direction of OpenAI. Musk believes that humans should not lag behind machines (AI), so we have to upgrade our brains (by installing a chip). On the other hand, Altman wants to make AI the greatest companion for humans. Now both are face to face in the same field—’human brain’.
What is our advantage and loss?
For a common man, it is like a science fiction film. On one hand, there is hope that paralysis patients can walk or talk again. On the other hand, there is also a fear that our thoughts will also be controlled by someone else?
For now this is the beginning. No matter who wins Elon Musk’s ‘Neuralink’ or Sam Altman’s ‘Merge’, the future is going to be very exciting (and a little scary). What do you think about this? Would you like to connect your brain to a computer?