[taylorlapeyre]

Helen Toner funded OpenAI with $30M, which was enough to get a board seat at the time.

[mizzao]

Source? Where did that money come from?

[alephnerd]

From Open Philanthropy - a Dustin Moskovitz funded non-profit working on building OpenAI type initiatives. They also gave OpenAI the initial $30M. She was their observer.

https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/openai-general-suppo...