OpenAI released its receipts in the form of a long timeline of emails, texts, and legal documents after Elon Musk’s injunction to stop OpenAI from turning it into a commercial company was filed in 2017, which he hoped would It shows that it is contrary to what was said. Essentially, OpenAI has further evidence to support the fact that its former co-founder wanted to turn the AI startup into a commercial company and become its CEO.
You’ll have to read the entire blog to get all the details (and understand how billionaires send emails), but the gist is that in 2017 Musk and OpenAI, a then-nonprofit The organization came to the understanding that it needed to become for-profit. It appears to be “furthering the mission” and capitalizing on the public interest gained by the AI defeating professional Dota 2 players in one-on-one matches. OpenAI said Musk proposed a new board structure that would have “unambiguous initial control of the company,” but OpenAI opposed this. That led to disagreements between Musk and OpenAI leadership, and Musk ultimately resigned from the nonprofit’s board in 2018. A direct competitor to OpenAI, Musk’s AI startup xAI was founded in 2023.
It’s very clear what OpenAI is trying to do here. Musk first sued OpenAI in March 2024 over the company’s dealings with Microsoft and his belief that they violated the company’s nonprofit status. Shortly after OpenAI published emails on his blog suggesting that Musk wanted OpenAI to merge with Tesla or make Musk its CEO, he withdrew the lawsuit. OpenAI’s new blog expands on all these details with new material and seems set to achieve a similar effect.
