OpenAI CEO offers funding for startups tackling coronavirus

OpenAI CEO offers funding for startups tackling coronavirus

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As stock markets continue to tank globally, startup founders raising money are starting to worry. A notable exception is those with services related to coronavirus, who are enjoying a surge in demand and new investment opportunities. Sam Altman, the CEO of artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI, created another financial stream yesterday by offering to fund COVID-19 projects. In a blogpost announcing his plan, Altman said that as there will soon be enough testing capacity, he is seeking startups that could quickly produce a lot of ventilators, masks or gowns, screening existing drugs for effectiveness, novel approaches to vaccines, and new…

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