Elon Musk and Sam Altman cofounded OpenAI, but now they're locked in a legal battle. Here's the history of their working relationship and feud.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk aimed to create a nonprofit focused on developing AI.

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New findings from Sam Altman's basic-income study challenge one of the main arguments against the idea

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Researchers shared new findings from Sam Altman's basic-income study.

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Another safety researcher quits OpenAI, citing the dissolution of 'AGI Readiness' team

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A parade of OpenAI researchers focused on safety have left the company this year.

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From the 'godfathers of AI' to newer people in the field: Here are 17 people you should know — and what they say about the possibilities and dangers of the technology.

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Three of the "godfathers of AI" helped spark the revolution that's making its way through the tech industry — and all of society. They are, from left, Yann LeCun, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yoshua Bengio.

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The morning routines of CEOs, from Mark Zuckerberg to Sam Altman

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Mark Zuckerberg's morning fitness routine has evolved over the years as he turned to MMA and jiu-jitsu and away from running.

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Sarah Silverman says her lawsuit against OpenAI is difficult because the company is one of the 'richest entities in the world'

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Sarah Silverman is a plaintiff in a class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI.

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Oops! OpenAI just deleted important legal data in a lawsuit from The New York Times

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Sam Altman's OpenAI has lost deleted related to a lawsuit with The New York Times and other newspapers.

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Sam Altman says there was a 'simple' reason OpenAI ditched the nonprofit approach

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South Park co-creator Matt Stone said all OpenAI CEO Sam Altman does is "go on podcasts."

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Read the casual emails between Elon Musk and Sam Altman that kicked off OpenAI

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Elon Musk amended his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman.

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Elon Musk says OpenAI's compensation is 'lavish.' Here's how much employees get paid.

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Elon Musk, left, has added Microsoft to a lawsuit accusing the firm and OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, right, of anticompetitive practices.

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