OpenAI asks investors to avoid five AI startups including Ilya Sutskever’s SSI

As global investors such as Thrive Capital and Tiger Global invest $6.6 billion in OpenAI, the ChatGPT-maker sought a commitment beyond just capital – they also wanted investors to refrain from funding five companies they perceive as close competitors, sources told Reuters. The list of companies includes rivals developing large language models such as Anthropic and Elon Musk’s xAI. OpenAI’s co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s new company, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), is also on the list. These companies are racing against OpenAI to build large language models, which requires billions in funding.