Sam Altman says he thought Elon Musk would have 'more empathy' for OpenAI's big dreams because it 'wasn't that long ago Elon was crazily talking about launching rockets'

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).

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Sam Altman said he'd 'pick a different name' for OpenAI if he could go back in time

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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Looks like we may now know which OpenAI execs flagged concerns about Sam Altman before his ouster

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Sam Altman and Mira Murati.

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Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman: One is clearly winning the nastiest battle in tech

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk are in the midst of a nasty legal battle.

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Sam Altman said he texted Elon Musk after the billionaire sued him

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Sam Altman said he sent Elon Musk a text after he found out about his lawsuit against OpenAI.
Sam Altman said he sent Elon Musk a text after he found out about his lawsuit against OpenAI.

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OpenAI claps back at Elon Musk's 'incoherent' lawsuit, says he's jealous of the company's success without him

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OpenAI mocked Elon Musk's lawsuit as "incoherent" and "frivolous" in a legal filing that was made public on Monday.

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How much Sam Altman stands to gain from a Reddit IPO

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stands to reap a windfall when Reddit goes public later this month.

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It's pretty clear: Elon Musk's play for OpenAI was a desperate bid to save Tesla

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Elon proposing to the two companies.

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We know that Elon Musk was very desperate back in 2018.

OpenAI announces 'improvements' to its governance structure nearly 5 months after Sam Altman's ouster

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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Sam Altman set to return to OpenAI's board of directors nearly 5 months after surprise ouster

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Sam Altman is set to return to OpenAI's board of directors.

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