These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes
Joel KhaliliArtificial IntelligenceAug 9, 2026 5:30 AMThese AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their FortunesA new generation of philanthropists made rich by artificial intelligence are preparing to give away their vast wealth. What should we make of a multi-billion-dollar pinky promise?Play/Pause ButtonPausePhoto-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyDavid Silver is a billionaire, sort of. His stake in Ineffable Intelligence—the artificial intelligence lab he founded—is worth an ungodly fortune.
- ▪Joel KhaliliArtificial IntelligenceAug 9, 2026 5:30 AMThese AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their FortunesA new generation of philanthropists made rich by artificial intelligence are preparing to give away their vast wealth.
- ▪What should we make of a multi-billion-dollar pinky promise?Play/Pause ButtonPausePhoto-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyDavid Silver is a billionaire, sort o
- ▪His stake in Ineffable Intelligence—the artificial intelligence lab he founded—is worth an ungodly fortune.
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Joel KhaliliArtificial IntelligenceAug 9, 2026 5:30 AMThese AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their FortunesA new generation of philanthropists made rich by artificial intelligence are preparing to give away their vast wealth. What should we make of a multi-billion-dollar pinky promise?Play/Pause ButtonPausePhoto-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyDavid Silver is a billionaire, sort of. His stake in Ineffable Intelligence—the artificial intelligence lab he founded—is worth an ungodly fortune. But he stands to collect none of that money himself. He set things up that way.Between 2013 and 2025, Silver worked as a researcher at Google DeepMind.
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