Inside Elon Musk's burn book — the non-exhaustive list of billionaires he's fought with in 2024

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Elon Musk.
Elon Musk.

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An OpenAI investor says TikTok is China's 'programmable fentanyl,' a CCP-controlled tool used to manipulate US citizens

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Vinod Khosla (left) and TikTok (right).
Early OpenAI backer, Vinod Khosla said in on op-ed for the Financial Times on Tuesday that TikTok "is an AI-powered subversion weapon" wielded by the the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP.

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Silicon Valley's elite are moralizing about the future of AI

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Elon Musk sued OpenAI on March 1.

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Silicon Valley moguls are weighing in on Elon Musk's battle with OpenAI, and it's getting cattier than a 'Real Housewives' reunion

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Elon Musk (left), Vinod Khosla (center), and Marc Andreessen (right).
Elon Musk, Vinod Khosla, and Marc Andreessen.

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OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla predicts AI will deflate the economy over the next 25 years

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Vinod Khosla, 68, was an early backer of OpenAI. In 2019, his VC firm invested $50 million into OpenAI.

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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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Sam Altman at OpenAI's developer day
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
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.

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