Vinod Khosla says OpenAI insight outweighed Anthropic investment profits
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Vinod Khosla says he did not invest in Anthropic because his closeness to OpenAI gives him more insight into where AI is going than the extra profits would.
He says he does not invest in competitors, and that OpenAI shares more with him as a result. The explanation is Khosla's own account, reported by Rohan Paul on X on November 5, 2026.
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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_aiXVinod Khosla says OpenAI insight outweighs Anthropic investment profitsAIVinod Khosla says he skipped investing in Anthropic because being close to OpenAI gives him more insight into where AI is going than the additional profits would. He says he is not investing in competitors, so OpenAI shares more insight with him.

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