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Sources: in 2018, Musk said OpenAI lagged behind Google and cut ties after his offer to run it was rejected; Altman took no equity in OpenAI's for-profit entity

After three years, Elon Musk was ready to give up on the artificial intelligence research firm he helped found, OpenAI.

Semafor Reed Albergotti

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  • @refsrc Manish Singh on x
    Sam Altman doesn't hold equity in the for-profit entity of OpenAI - Semafor https://www.semafor.com/...
  • @ipullrank Mic King on x
    Interesting article that talks about OpenAI's move from being a NPO to FPO that also indicates GPT-4 has a trillion parameters. That's the first mention I've seen of the number. https://www.semafor.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @reedalbergotti Reed Albergotti on x
    There's an irony in Elon Musk's criticism of OpenAI and its decision to become a for profit company: He bailed (along with his money) after his desire to take control of OpenAI was rebuffed. At the same time, costs were skyrocketing after transformer ... https://www.semafor.com/.…
  • @jjvincent James Vincent on x
    Semafor reporting that Elon Musk tried and failed to take charge of OpenAI in 2018. When he was rejected he reportedly reneged on promised funding, pushing OpenAI into Microsoft's arms — a HUGE fork in the road, not only for OpenAI but AI in general https://www.semafor.com/...
  • @jbillinson Josh Billinson on x
    “Altman also made an unusual decision for a tech boss: He would take no equity in the new for-profit entity, according to people familiar with the matter.” https://www.semafor.com/...
  • @semafor @semafor on x
    The fallout from that conflict, culminating in the announcement of Musk's departure on Feb 20, 2018, would shape the industry that's changing the world, and the company at the heart of it. https://www.semafor.com/...
  • @semaforben Ben Smith on x
    Elon Musk could easily be running OpenAI today, on top of everything else. The story of how that fell apart: https://www.semafor.com/...
  • @semafor @semafor on x
    In early 2018, Musk told Altman that he believed OpenAI had fallen fatally behind Google, people familiar with the matter said. And Musk proposed a possible solution: He would take control of OpenAI and run it himself. https://www.semafor.com/...
  • @prashantrao Prashant Rao on x
    Fascinating, must-read new details from @ReedAlbergotti on the conflict between Elon Musk and Sam Altman which shaped “the industry that's changing the world, and the company at the heart of it.” https://www.semafor.com/...