Dario Amodei · Sam Altman · OpenAI · Wired · Elon Musk · Tesla · Wired
OpenAI Brings Its Ass to Court
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Wednesday’s episode of the Musk v. Altman trial kicked off with a unique proposition: OpenAI wanted to bring its ass into the courtroom, and lay it bare before the jury.
Key facts
- Musk's lawsuit accuses OpenAI of effectively stealing a charity, misusing his $38 million in donations to build an $850 billion business
- OpenAI employees at the time, Dario Amodei and David Luan, presented the gift to chief futurist Achiam, who started at the company as an intern in 2017 and now leads its work studying how society
- A lawyer for Sam Altman’s AI behemoth, Bradley Wilson, approached US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers and handed her a small gold statue with a white stone base
- Achiam testified on Wednesday that he interrupted Elon Musk’s parting speech from OpenAI in 2018 to warn that the billionaire’s desire to develop AGI at Tesla could come at the expense of safety
Summary
Wednesday’s episode of the Musk v. A lawyer for Sam Altman’s AI behemoth, Bradley Wilson, approached US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers and handed her a small gold statue with a white stone base. OpenAI employees at the time, Dario Amodei and David Luan, presented the gift to chief futurist Achiam, who started at the company as an intern in 2017 and now leads its work studying how society is changing in response to AI. “He snapped and called me a jackass,” Achiam said, describing the remark as tense and unfriendly. OpenAI initially requested to present the physical object during Achiam’s testimony, arguing that it adds to their case.