OpenAI asks investors not to back rival startups such as Elon Musk's xAI

quite a self-serving ask from openAI isnt it? didnt they recently also changed from being non-profit to for-profit?

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Why does xAI need to raise money at all? Elon should have plenty right?

This is pretty par for course for startups. I&#x27;ve seen companies that raised money ask their VCs to not to invest in competitors many many times.