OpenAI Alignment Researcher Naomi Bashkansky Joins BCI Startup Conduit
OpenAI Alignment researcher Naomi Bashkansky officially resigned two weeks ago to join the brain-computer interface (BCI) startup Conduit as a founding researcher. The company focuses on recording brainwaves via headsets to train AI models that can non-invasively read and decode human thoughts. Bashkansky also shared her vision for achieving "telepathy" by 2035. This move reflects a broader trend of core talent from frontier AI labs flowing into more cutting-edge embodied and interactive hardware sectors.
已确认
- Naomi Bashkansky left OpenAI two weeks ago
- She joined the startup Conduit as a founding researcher
- Conduit's core direction is to record brainwaves through headsets and train models to non-invasively read and decode human thoughts
- Bashkansky shared her views on the prospects of achieving "telepathy" technology by 2035
尚未确认
- Some early posts mentioned she founded a company named Telepathy, but later corrected information indicated the company she joined is named Conduit; the relationship between the two remains unclear
为什么重要
- This event highlights that core research talent from frontier AI labs (like OpenAI) is increasingly moving towards embodied and interactive hardware sectors like brain-computer interfaces
- Combining non-invasive brainwave decoding with AI model training is a path in the current BCI space that offers both technical challenges and sci-fi potential, attracting talent with backgrounds in alignment research
2026-08-06 ~ 2026-08-06 · 6 related posts
Primary sources
- [source] OpenAI Researcher Resigns to Join Conduit for Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces — burny_tech · 2026-08-06
- OpenAI Alignment Researcher Leaves to Found BCI Startup Telepathy — borowcy · 2026-08-06
- OpenAI Alignment Researcher Departs to Build Non-Invasive Mind-Reading AI — Polymarket · 2026-08-06
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