Recently, Altman got a far more personal taste of his former mentor’s conviction: Musk declared war on Altman himself. This account is based on conversations with dozens of people familiar with Altman, Musk and OpenAI, and on court filings and internal documents. When Altman first met Musk, he had just sold Loopt for only about what earlier investors had poured into it. Like Musk, Altman also worried about the technology’s dangers. Altman and Musk continued to discuss AI, and while Musk had stopped making cash donations to OpenAI, he kept paying its rent.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 06, 2024 05:34 UTC