Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman
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In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny.
Key facts
In the summer of 2017, when an AI model that OpenAI built beat the world’s best players in a video game called Dota 2, Musk hosted a gathering at his “Haunted Mansion” near San Francisco
Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into donating $38 million to the company
The outcome of the trial could upend OpenAI’s race toward an IPO at a valuation approaching $1 trillion
Musk cofounded OpenAI in 2015 with Altman, Brockman, and others but left in 2018
Summary
Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into donating $38 million to the company. This week, Brockman fired back with his side of the story, arguing that Musk had pushed for OpenAI to create a for-profit arm and fought a bitter battle to have “absolute control” over it. Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member and the mother of four of Musk’s children, also testified, revealing that Musk tried to recruit OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to lead a new AI lab at his electric-car company, Tesla. Musk cofounded OpenAI in 2015 with Altman, Brockman, and others but left in 2018.