WashU Endowment Chief Scott Wilson Warns on OpenAI and Anthropic

WashU endowment chief Scott Wilson warns on OpenAI and Anthropic

Scott Wilson argues the frontier AI labs have taken on enormous spending commitments just as cheaper Chinese models close the performance gap

The head of the one of the largest US endowments says OpenAI and Anthropic are in trouble

The head of a major endowment says frontier labs won't be able to withstand competition from cheaper Chinese open-weight models.

The head of one of the largest US endowments says OpenAI and Anthropic are in big trouble

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this month in San Francisco. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images Scott Wilson is the CIO of Washington University's endowment, who made a hugely profitable bet on SpaceX. Wilson is openly sharing what he admits is his "unpopular opinion" about frontier labs. Vinod Khosla, an early…