Emails and court testimony reveal that in 2018, Elon Musk attempted to recruit OpenAI's founding team, including Sam Altman, to establish an AI lab within Tesla. The evidence shows Musk's waning confidence in OpenAI's non-profit model and his desire to commercialize AI development under his control. The revelations are part of an ongoing legal dispute between Musk and OpenAI over the company's transition to a for-profit model.
Background
OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a non-profit AI research organization, with Elon Musk as one of its co-founders. The organization later restructured to include a for-profit arm to attract investment while maintaining its original mission of ensuring AI benefits humanity.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- May 7, 2026 at 09:14 PM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10