Benioff Bets Big on Anthropic, Says Microsoft's Ties with OpenAI Hurt Salesforce

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff claims that Microsoft's close relationship with OpenAI prevented his company from investing in the ChatGPT maker. This led him to explore other AI startups and ultimately invest $50 million in Anthropic, a frontier AI firm.

Benioff believes Salesforce could make 'tens of billions' from Anthropic when the AI startup goes public.

The investment has already paid off as Anthropic's valuation has surpassed $1.3 trillion, with an initial valuation of $4.1 billion in 2023.