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The OpenAI mafia: 18 startups founded by alumni
View original at finance.yahoo.comThe OpenAI mafia: 18 startups founded by alumni SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - 2025/02/04: Open AI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman speaks during the Kakao media day in Seoul…
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Safe Superintelligence has one goal and one product: a safe superintelligence
80% confidenceJohn Schulman pledged to build a safe AGI at Anthropic
80% confidenceAliisa Rosenthal was going to tap into the ex-OpenAI founder network to look for deal flow
80% confidence
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| Anthropic · market cap | 380000000000 USD |
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