Vinod Khosla, the entrepreneur-turned-investor, has had an outsized impact on the development of modern day Silicon Valley. He pioneered the idea of open-source software as co-founder of Sun Microsystems and then, as a venture capitalist, helped fund the next generation of companies that pushed the boundaries of robotics, artificial intelligence, and clean tech.
Khosla explained in a recent paper why he believes the next wave of technology — driven by generative AI — may have the biggest impact on humanity yet. It’s no secret that Khosla, an early investor in OpenAI, is a huge proponent of AI, but the Sept. 20 paper is a detailed treatise on why the naysayers (the Screen Actors Guild, politicians, etc.) and global challenges (conflict and supply-chain breakdowns) are standing in the way of a potential utopia.
In a wide-ranging interview, Khosla addressed some of the big, overarching questions facing AI today, including the monumental challenge of generating enough clean energy, the opportunities and challenges presented by the Gulf states, and the drama at OpenAI.
Full interview available on Semafor.