Chamath Palihapitiya Backs Satya Nadella’s Warning on Closed AI Models: Companies Could Be Paying for Intelligence Twice — Here’s Why

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Social Capital founder and venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya on Sunday backed Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella's warning that companies relying on closed artificial-intelligence models may effectively "pay for intelligence twice" by spending money while also exposing valuable institutional know-how. Nadella Warns Of A Second AI Cost "He's right," Palihapitiya wrote on X, responding to Social Capital's summary of Nadella's "Reverse Information Paradox." He's right. https://t.co/pcbecIGs0q — Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) October 4, 2026 Don't Miss: A single bad hire can set a startup back years.