Simon Willison Surfaces Y Combinator's Hidden OpenAI Stake — 'Devilishly Difficult Information to Obtain'

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Simon Willison highlighted John Gruber's investigation into the size of Y Combinator's stake in OpenAI, calling it 'devilishly difficult information to obtain.' The piece reveals that despite YC's well-known early investment, the actual magnitude of their financial interest in OpenAI has been deliberately obscured through multiple restructurings. Relevant context as OpenAI approaches its IPO.