Elon Musk said Larry Page wanted to create a
Elon Musk said Larry Page wanted to create a "digital god."
  • Elon Musk said Larry Page hasn't spoken to him in years after they disagreed about AI safety.
  • Musk said Page wanted to create a "digital god" and accused him of being a speciesist.
  • The Tesla CEO became friends with the Google cofounder during the electric-car maker's early days.

Elon Musk said his longtime friendship with Google cofounder Larry Page ended over a disagreement about AI and that the two men haven't talked in years.

The Tesla CEO said Page "got very upset with me about OpenAI" — the company Musk helped found as a competitor to Google's AI efforts.