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Elon Musk Boosts New Yorker’s Sam Altman Exposé on X as Trial Begins
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Elon Musk is boosting a post on X promoting The New Yorker’s extensive investigation into Sam Altman’s allegedly deceptive behavior, WIRED has confirmed.
Key facts
- People scrolling X on Monday reported seeing an April 6 post from Ronan Farrow, a coauthor on the New Yorker article, promoting the investigation
- Elon Musk is boosting a post on X promoting The New Yorker’s extensive investigation into Sam Altman’s allegedly deceptive behavior, WIRED has confirmed
- X and OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from WIRED
- Several potential jurors flagged that they were not a fan of Musk or AI more generally
Summary
People scrolling X on Monday reported seeing an April 6 post from Ronan Farrow, a coauthor on the New Yorker article, promoting the investigation. Musk also reposted Farrow’s story on Monday from his account. X and OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from WIRED. The boosted Farrow post didn’t come with an “ad” label in people’s feeds on Monday, but users who clicked on a post options menu were shown choices such as “report ad.” On an FAQ page for X’s Boost feature, the company says that “boosted posts must also self-identify as an advertisement and comply with X’s ad policies.”