In a 2012 interview, Elon Musk was visibly hurt by NASA legends Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan‘s criticism of him and SpaceX for commercializing space. Now, it looks like the tech mogul wanted to do the same with ChatGPT-parent OpenAI.
What Happened: In a “60 minutes” interview, Musk was seemingly hurt when the interviewer asked him about Armstrong and Cernan. The NASA legends testified in front of Congress opposing the endorsement of companies like SpaceX, citing that commercialization of space could compromise safety.
When Musk was asked about his views, the tech billionaire said, “I was very sad to see that,” adding, “Those guys are heroes of mine, so it’s really tough.”
“I wish they would come and visit and see the hardware we are doing here,” he said at the time.
Now it appears that Musk has been repeating the same with OpenAI as he continues to oppose the ChatGPT-parent’s decision to become a for-profit company.
After Musk did not get his way with the AI startup and had a fallout with its CEO Sam Altman, the Tesla Inc. chief seems to be doing to OpenAI what Armstrong and Cernan did to SpaceX.
Last week, the tech mogul filed a complaint against OpenAI alleging that the AI startup has betrayed its “Founding Agreement,” especially due to its relationship with Microsoft Corporation.
“OpenAI, Inc. has been transformed into a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the largest technology company in the world: Microsoft. Under its new board, it is not just developing but is actually refining an AGI to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity,” the lawsuit read.
In response to Musk’s claims, on Tuesday, OpenAI shared a blog post sharing some old emails and suggesting that the tech billionaire was initially on board with the idea of making the startup for-profit.
However, he later changed his tone, when his proposal of merging OpenAI with Tesla wasn’t met with a positive response.
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