Investing in OpenAI in 2018 felt simple because I had a strong belief in AI, despite the investment being unconventional and lacking a clear business plan.

Google's technology may surpass OpenAI's, but they struggle with execution and polish.

The consensus two years ago was that the launch of ChatGPT would benefit OpenAI exclusively, but many successful AI applications have emerged from startups instead.

Meta views OpenAI as their biggest competitor, and I respect their aggressive approach to innovation, even if their current AI efforts haven't met expectations.

Deciding to start OpenAI was a pivotal moment for us. We almost didn't do it because AGI seemed like a crazy idea, and there were many other successful startups to pursue. It took a core group of people to look each other in the eye and commit to the mission, despite the doubts.

I funded OpenAI with around 50 million dollars, intending it to be an open-source, non-profit organization to counter the closed-source, for-profit model of companies like Google.

Google's recent advancements in AI, particularly with their Gemini model, demonstrate their commitment to reclaiming leadership in the AI space after OpenAI's initial success.

We started working with OpenAI on language models in 2019 and with the Department of Defense on AI applications in 2020, well before the recent AI craze.

OpenAI is currently in a tricky position because its value is heavily tied to ChatGPT, and there is skepticism about the sustainability of its business model without continuous advancements in AI capabilities.