Benioff says Microsoft's OpenAI stake pushed Salesforce toward Anthropic
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has revealed that his company was unable to invest in OpenAI due to Microsoft's existing stake in the ChatGPT maker. Speaking on the Sources podcast hosted by Alex Heath, Benioff said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman turned down Salesforce's investment interest. This led Salesforce to back rival AI firm Anthropic in early 2023 instead. That investment is now reportedly valued at around $5 billion. With Anthropic gearing up for a potential public listing, Benioff believes the stake could eventually be worth tens of billions for Salesforce.
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