Musk, Altman and OpenAI
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Elon Musk made repeated references to an AI "Terminator" scenario while testifying before a California federal jury about OpenAI's for-profit move.
Elon Musk sued OpenAI, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman in 2024, claiming they reneged on their promise to keep the artificial intelligence lab a nonprofit.
In court, Musk argues OpenAI betrayed its nonprofit founding mission. He’s demanding more than $150 billion in financial damages and a complete restructuring of OpenAI.
Jared Birchall, Musk’s money manager, answered a question he wasn’t supposed to. It’s unclear what the consequences will be.
Elon Musk’s first compensation figure after Tesla Inc. shareholders approved his moonshot pay package is in, and it’s a doozy: $158 billion.
Either SpaceX's board members are just as delulu, or they're confident this goal is unachievable so they won't have to dole out the pay package.
By Deepa Seetharaman and Greg Bensinger OAKLAND, California, April 30 (Reuters) - Elon Musk testified during tense cross-examination on Thursday that he knew about early discussions around turning OpenAI into a for-profit company but was reassured by co-founder Sam Altman it would remain a nonprofit.
While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors’ models.