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Elon Musk's xAI has moved into OpenAI's founding HQ. Musk subsequently left OpenAI and has become increasingly critical of the company, founding rival startup xAI last year. AdvertisementElon Musk is racing to upstage OpenAI — and now the billionaire has moved his own AI startup into the company's old HQ. Musk's AI startup xAI has taken over OpenAI's original office in San Francisco's Mission district, according to a report from the San Francisco Business Times. It comes amid an escalating war of words between the Tesla CEO and the AI startup he helped found in 2015.
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Here's where OpenAI's 11 cofounders are now
  + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Most of OpenAI's cofounders have left the startup, with some going to rivals. Here's where all 11 of its cofounders are now and how many remain at the $157 billion company. Here's where all of the 11 cofounders are now. According to her LinkedIn profile, she used to work at Facebook as an AI research engineer before joining Stripe as a software engineer in 2016. OpenAI and none of its 11 cofounders immediately responded to Business Insider's requests for comment, made outside normal working hours.
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OpenAI has a $4 billion revolving line of credit, bringing its total liquidity to more than $10 billion, CNBC has learned. The base credit line is $4 billion, with an option to increase it by an additional $2 billion. Led by Thrive Capital, which planned to invest $1 billion, investors included existing backer Microsoft as well as chipmaker Nvidia. SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, MGX and Tiger Global also participated, according to sources familiar with the situation. Earlier this year, OpenAI was valued at a reported $80 billion, up from $29 billion in 2023.
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There are two competing visions for the future of the AI business, according to Marc Andreessen. Instead, it's one of the most fundamental (and arguably surreal) questions facing the AI industry today, according to legendary investor Marc Andreessen. In the first vision, AI startups are in a winner-takes-all race. These AI models, such as Meta's Llama offerings, are freely available for almost anyone to use, while OpenAI sells access to propriety, closed models. But if downloadable, open-source models pull all prices down to the "cost of production," then Andreessen's first vision — of "infinite profits" — starts to appear a little less likely.
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OpenAI's chief product officer isn't worried that the rise of open-source will cause the second. In the first vision, AI startups are in a winner-takes-all race. AdvertisementOn Wednesday, OpenAI chief product officer Kevin Weil took to the stage, where Anyscale cofounder Robert Nishihara asked him what open-source models mean for OpenAI's business. These AI models, such as Meta's Llama offerings, are freely available for almost anyone to use, while OpenAI sells access to propriety, closed models. But if downloadable, open-source models pull all prices down to the "cost of production," then Andreessen's first vision — of "infinite profits" — starts to appear a little less likely.
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OpenAI is now worth $157 billion, but it can't rest easy yet. Now comes the hard part: emerging victorious in a fiercely competitive AI industry. Though Sam Altman's company cemented its status as a frontrunner in the generative AI boom this week, securing a new $157 billion valuation after raising $6.6 billion of fresh capital from marquee investors, its leading position is hardly guaranteed. Sure, Altman's company now casts a massive shadow over the industry with its fresh $157 billion valuation. AI companies have been spending huge sums to purchase chips from Jensen Huang's Nvidia.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOpenAI's robust funding will help it remain private, says Bullpen Capital's Duncan DavidsonDuncan Davidson, Bullpen Capital general partner, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss his outlooks on OpenAI's valuation, whether he thinks there will be revenue in the trillions, and more.
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The AI bubble, Taylor said, will be similar to the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s. AdvertisementThe buzz surrounding AI may echo the exuberance and excesses of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor said in a podcast that aired on Wednesday. "I think the AI bubble will rhyme with the dot-com bubble and I believe with the benefit of hindsight, most of the excess of the dot-com bubble might have been justified," Taylor added. Most of today's leading tech companies like Amazon and Google, Taylor said, were started during the dot-com bubble. Advertisement"A huge percentage of the gains in the stock market over the past 30 years have more or less been these digital companies created in the dot-com bubble," Taylor said.
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download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The high-profile startup announced the closing of a $6.6 billion funding round that valued it at $157 billion. And more exits could be coming since OpenAI is reportedly working on allowing its employees to sell their shares in the company . Win McNamee and Didem Mente/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/InsiderIt's important to remember OpenAI's eye-popping valuation is just that … a valuation. Which gets us back to $157 billion OpenAI.
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But Microsoft is also reportedly building its own in-house AI model that could compete with OpenAI's. Microsoft is now developing its own in-house AI model, reportedly dubbed MAI-1, and OpenAI has launched GPT-4o and o1-preview. The two were briefly announced to "lead a new advanced AI research team," a group now known as Microsoft AI. Suleyman said the ties between Microsoft and OpenAI aren't unique, but rather similar to other company relationships across the industry. "I mean, we have a deep relationship with Amazon, believe it or not, on a lot of fronts."
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AdvertisementOpenAI has officially closed a historic funding round. AdvertisementTiger Global is also one of the firms that backed OpenAI in this latest funding round. AdvertisementNotably absent from the list of OpenAI investors was Apple, which is said to have dropped out of the deal at the 11th hour. Apple's inclusion in OpenAI's funding round may have gone a long way toward quieting doubts about OpenAI's palace intrigue and general chaotic vibe. A few weeks ago, this funding round was being talked about as the arrival of the adults in the room.
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OpenAI just secured $6.6 billion in its latest funding round. The company asked investors not to back its rivals like Elon Musk's xAI, per Reuters. Musk, who is in an ongoing feud with OpenAI, called the company "evil." That funding round, which included big-name investors like Thrive Capital, Microsoft, and Nvidia, had a stipulation that Musk isn't so happy with: Don't support OpenAI's rivals. Some of OpenAI's investors have already backed other AI startups.
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It will also end the week with another reputation: a new piece in the grand puzzle being solved by Masayoshi Son. Related storiesMasayoshi Son's AI vision is ambitiousOpenAI CEO Sam Altman will form just one part of Masayoshi Son's AI plans. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesTo understand Son's grand AI ambitions, it's worth first zooming out to see how SoftBank currently maps out AI investment opportunities. As of June, Vision Fund 1's gains were $21.7 billion, while Vision Fund 2 losses totaled $22.9 billion. AdvertisementSo it's become clear that Son's focus has fallen on the other part of his AI investment stack.
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Investors are flocking to OpenAI, but it's losing high-level executives at an alarming rate. Suddenly, it's open season for OpenAI employees. Rivals like Anthropic and Perplexity are signaling to workers that they put mission over profits. Suddenly, it's starting to feel like open season for OpenAI employees. A recruiter said his search firm has fielded more interest from current OpenAI employees since the board's ouster of Sam Altman a year ago.
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OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in latest funding round
  + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOpenAI raises $6.6 billion in latest funding roundCNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'The Exchange' to report on OpenAI's announcement of a $6.6 billion fundraising round.
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OpenAI announced it raised $6.6 billion in new funding at a $157 billion post-money valuation. Tiger Global Management is part of this round, according to two sources familiar with the matter. AdvertisementTiger Global Management is doubling down on OpenAI, investing in the ChatGPT maker's massive new funding round, according to a source familiar with the matter. OpenAI announced Wednesday it raised $6.6 billion in new funding at a $157 billion post-money valuation. AdvertisementThe closure of OpenAI's new funding round comes just a week after three of its top leaders suddenly resigned.
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Reducto raised $8.4 million in seed funding to develop AI for reading complex documents. AdvertisementLarge language models struggle to parse data in PDFs and spreadsheets, and one startup just raised a supersized seed funding round to build tech that can read these documents the way humans do. Reducto, which was founded in 2023 and a member of Y Combinator's winter 2024 batch, is announcing it raised $8.4 million in a seed funding round led by First Round Capital. One, Humata AI, raised $3.5 million from Google's Gradient Ventures a year ago, while OpenAI's ChatGPT Store showcases multiple AI PDF developers. AdvertisementCheck out the 13-slide pitch deck Reducto used to raise $8.4 million in seed funding.
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OpenAI exec Kevin Weil told BI the company has a "great bench" after CTO Mira Murati abruptly quit. AdvertisementThe hundreds of attendees at Ray Summit, an AI conference in San Francisco, were originally hoping to hear from Mira Murati, the chief technology officer of OpenAI, on Wednesday. AdvertisementIn a brief interview with Business Insider immediately afterwards, Weil praised Murati while downplaying the impact of her departure. Weil, a former Instagram executive, highlighted Mark Chen as an example of the talent still around at OpenAI. "So I'm really excited to partner with him and I'm really optimistic about what we're building."
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Cathie Wood's Ark Venture Fund invested at least $250 million in this new round. OpenAI is now Ark Venture Fund's third-largest holding, accounting for about 5% of its total assets. AdvertisementCathie Wood's Ark Venture Fund has agreed to invest at least $250 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, three people familiar with the round said. OpenAI is now Ark Venture Fund's third-largest holding, accounting for about 5% of the fund's total assets, according to its website. On Wednesday, a retail investor shared a screenshot of what appears to be an email she received from Ark Venture Fund informing her of its new OpenAI investment.
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OpenAI workers may soon be allowed to sell their shares in the AI firm, The Information reported. The report cited a memo sent to employees that said details on stock sales were being worked out. OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in its latest fundraising round. AdvertisementWorkers at OpenAI may soon get the opportunity to sell some of their shares in the company, The Information reported, citing a company memo. The move to allow employees to cash in follows the ChatGPT creator's $6.6 billion fundraising round.
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OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding raise attracted some big names across the industry. The $6.6 billion round gave OpenAI a $157 billion post-money valuation and minted it into one of the most valuable startups in the world. MicrosoftMicrosoft invested a little under $1 billion into OpenAI's latest funding round, according to The Wall Street Journal report. FidelityFidelity also participated in OpenAI's latest funding round. AdvertisementAltimeter Capital ManagementAltimeter Capital Management also contributed to OpenAI's latest funding round, according to reports.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024. OpenAI has closed its long-awaited funding round at a valuation of $157 billion, including the $6.6 billion the company raised from an extensive roster of investment firms and big tech companies. Thrive planned to invest $1 billion in the round, CNBC previously reported. Earlier this year, OpenAI was valued at a reported $80 billion, up from $29 billion in 2023. There are also 11 million ChatGPT Plus subscribers and 1 million paying business users on ChatGPT, a person close to the company said.
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Health startup Roon is raising $15 million at a $65 million pre-money valuation, BI has learned. AdvertisementHealth information site Roon is raising a new funding round, Business Insider has learned. Roon aims to replace "Dr. Google" with its website and app for consumers to ask their health questions and get expert answers. The company provides accessible medical information to users and partners with trained medical professionals to answer specific medical questions about users' health journeys. Related storiesToday, expert health information isn't always easy to find with a simple Google search.
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In today's big story, what you need to know about tonight's vice presidential debate , and why it's worth paying attention to. The big storyUp for debateDrew Hallowell/Getty Images; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/BIOhio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. ET for an uncharacteristically important vice presidential debate , write Business Insider's Brent D. Griffiths and John L. Dorman. Thanks to a hot streak at Miu Miu, Prada has done what few luxury retailers have been able to do this year: grow. In short, it doesn't get trendier than Miu Miu — and trendy is good for business.
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Gavin Newsom vetoed an artificial intelligence safety bill on Sunday. Gavin Newsom vetoed an artificial intelligence safety bill on Sunday, a win for AI heavyweights like OpenAI and Big Tech companies that lobbied against it. The debate in California reflects the challenge governments face walking the fine line between allowing tech companies to innovate while protecting against new potential risks. Elon Musk, who founded AI company xAI last year, said last month that although it was "a tough call and will make some people upset," he thought "California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill." Several former OpenAI employees also supported the safety bill and said that OpenAI's opposition to the bill was disappointing.
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