Gabe Newell gave OpenAI $20m and served as informal adviser
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Updated · PC Gamer · Apr 30
Gabe Newell gave OpenAI $20m and served as informal adviser
2 articles · Updated · PC Gamer · Apr 30
Court filings in the Musk v Altman lawsuit show Valve's founder donated $20,008,279 in 2018 and was the sole member of an informal advisory board.
Emails from Shivon Zilis to Elon Musk said Sam Altman and Greg Brockman invited her to join that board, while OpenAI's Dota 2 progress raised internal concern AGI could arrive sooner.
The disclosures illuminate OpenAI's 2016-2020 fundraising and governance, while Newell's later neuroscience investments and exchanges with Musk suggest overlapping interests beyond AI as the case continues.
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