Elon Musk defends OpenAI's cofounder Ilya Sutskever: 'He would not take such drastic action unless he felt it was absolutely necessary'

• Elon Musk says OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever wouldn't have fired Sam Altman unless it was necessary. 
• "Ilya has a good moral compass and does not seek power," the former OpenAI board member said.
• Musk told CNBC in May that he was responsible for Sutskever's hiring. 

Elon Musk has come to the defense of OpenAI cofounder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever's role in former CEO Sam Altman's ouster.