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Valve CEO Gabe Newell was an enthusiastic supporter of OpenAI in 2018, donating $20 million and even acting as the sole member of an "informal advisory board" (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] onoki@reddthat.com 21 points 4 hours ago

Back then OpenAI also heavily used/developed/showcased the AI technology for DOTA 2 (Valve's game) bots, at level which was spectacular at the time. It makes only sense that the front face of a company shows interest in the (non-profit at the time) product of their partner organisation.