Sam Altman声称在OpenAI没有股份且不为钱,但通过持股与OpenAI有直接业务往来的公司获利数十亿美元,包括Helion Energy(价值超40亿美元)、Stripe、Retro Biosciences、Cerebras、Humane、Lattice、Formation Bio、Rain AI(OpenAI曾签5100万美元采购意向书)及Reddit(内容交易)。尽管OpenAI单季度亏损约85亿美元,Altman的个人投资持续获利。
Sam Altman says he has no shares in OpenAI and is not doing it for money. But he is making billions through stakes in companies that are doing direct business with OpenAI.
He has pushed OpenAI to do business with those companies and made billions for himself.
• Helion Energy: Altman was on their board. He pushed OpenAI to buy power from them and tried to get OpenAI to invest $500 million in Helion. He quit the board, then his shares jumped to over $4 billion.
• Stripe: OpenAI made a direct deal to use Stripe for payments and AI tools. Altman owns a big part of Stripe.
• Retro Biosciences: OpenAI has a direct business deal with this company. Altman owns a big part of it.