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OpenAI Had to Raise Funding Because Musk ‘Reneged,’ Khosla Says


An early OpenAI investor says the AI startup had to seek outside capital in order to survive after the Tesla CEO withheld funding.

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Photographer: Tolga Akmen/EPA

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