# Salim Ismail

Markdown copy of https://realalpha.app/people/salim-ismail/ on Real Alpha, the best minutes from long interviews with the people building AI. Cite and link the page, not this copy.

Real Alpha has cut one moment of Salim Ismail (Chairman, OpenExO) talking, from an interview on Moonshots published Oct 17, 2026.

- Role: Chairman, OpenExO
- On X: https://x.com/salimismail

## What Salim Ismail said

- [XPRIZE can surface teams investors would overlook](https://realalpha.app/s/xprize-can-surface-teams-investors-would-overlook/)
  Moonshots · Oct 17, 2026 · 4 min
  > “if that team walked into your office looking for funding, you're never getting the money.” — Salim Ismail · [47:18](https://realalpha.app/v/dthaDyttHns/?t=2838)

## The episode

- [Flying Tesla Car, Robot Brains Halving in Cost Every 3 Weeks, and Why Incentives Decide AI Alignment](https://realalpha.app/v/dthaDyttHns/) · Moonshots · Oct 17, 2026