Sam Altman · Microsoft · OpenAI · Tesla · Elon Musk · Greg Brockman · TechCrunch AI
Elon Musk confirmed Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit, but the trial indicated he had similar aims
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The jury’s speedy decision to reject Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what they saw in the courtroom: Musk’s case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it.
Key facts
- Brockman described taking a team of leading scientists, including Andrej Karpathy, Ilya Sutskever, and Scott Gray, to consult with the “demoralized” Tesla workers
- However, they were asked to consider if, before August 5, 2021, Musk should have known that OpenAI was spending resources outside its mission or launching a for-profit affiliate
- Greg Brockman testified that in 2017, Musk asked him to bring a team of OpenAI researchers down to Tesla’s headquarters to help with the autopilot team for a few weeks
- But Altman and Brockman weren’t the only figures who benefited from OpenAI’s non-profit investments
Summary
Watching the closing arguments last week, OpenAI’s attorneys detailed point by point how the law was on their client’s side, while the plaintiff’s team focused on Sam Altman’s apparent lack of credibility and expressed disbelief that anyone would disagree with Musk’s accusations. The final effect was that, after the verdict, some found it hard to believe Musk had lost, including the man himself. But Altman and Brockman weren’t the only figures who benefited from OpenAI’s non-profit investments. One incident that came out in court showed Musk benefiting from OpenAI in an uncomfortably familiar way.