CNBC July 16, 2024
Ashley Capoot

Key Points

– The neurotech startup Synchron is building a brain implant to try and help patients with paralysis control their phones, computers and other devices with their minds.

– The company announced Thursday that it used models from OpenAI to build a new chat feature for its patients.

– A patient named Mark told CNBC the feature helps him save time and energy while texting.

A 64-year-old named Mark has spent the last year learning how to control devices like his laptop and phone using a brain implant. And thanks to OpenAI, it’s gotten a whole lot easier to do.

The neurotech startup Synchron said Thursday it’s using OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence models to build a new generative...

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