OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla says people should worry more about China than a sentient AI killing us off

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Vinod Khosla, 68, was an early backer of OpenAI. The billionaire's VC firm invested $50 million into the ChatGPT maker in 2019.

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AI could mean free doctors and lawyers for everybody in 10 years, OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla believes

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Vinod Khosla, the founder of Khosla Ventures, predicts we'll have free doctors, tutors, and lawyers — even robots — in the next 25 years thanks to AI.

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OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla, who's 68, says he still works 80 hours a week and plans to keep investing for the next 25 years

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Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, 68, said he still works 80 hours a week and has no plans to stop investing anytime soon.

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Sam Altman suddenly looks less powerful. The panic caused by OpenAI's near-death experience is to blame.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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VCs weigh in on the chaos unfolding at OpenAI, rallying behind ousted CEO Sam Altman: 'I hope the board can get its act together'

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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  • OpenAI's board ousted Sam Altman, its chief executive, on Friday.
  • The news shocked Silicon Valley. Many VCs expressed support for Altman.
  • Now, OpenAI may be trying to hire him back.

VCs this weekend have one message for Sam Altman — we're with you.

Veteran VC and OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla says he used ChatGPT to write a rap for his daughter's wedding

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Cerebral Valley, the AI conference that spawned a $1.3 billion deal, is coming back to San Francisco this year

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Eric Newcomer (left), with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit (center), and Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face (right)

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