Shivon Zilis
Shivon Zilis is a Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist who currently serves as director of special projects at Neuralink. She previously held board positions at OpenAI from 2018 to 2023 and was a founding partner at Bloomberg Beta, where she focused on machine intelligence investments. She is best known for her work at the intersection of Musk's companies and AI governance, having served as a board member at OpenAI during its transition from nonprofit to for-profit and testified in Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.
“Shivon Zilis has emerged as a key behind-the-scenes figure in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, with trial messages showing how she acted as an intermediary between Musk and OpenAI during the company's early years.”
“Shivon Zilis, a close Musk advisor and his occasional romantic partner, wrote to him about the quickly forming $500 million funding round.”
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