Sam Altman isn't buying Elon Musk's explanation for his OpenAI lawsuit

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

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Microsoft's Satya Nadella tried to hire Sam Altman. He got Mustafa Suleyman instead.

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Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, has landed top AI talent.

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A glimpse into Sam Altman's 2-hour-long bid to look like the saner, less chaotic foil to Elon Musk

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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 says he doesn't think the world 'needs another copy of Google' because 'that's boring'

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Sam Altman (left) and Google headquarters (right).
"I don't think the world needs another copy of Google," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.

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Sam Altman says he could do with more collaboration and less of Elon Musk tweeting a silver medal at Jeff Bezos to flex his wealth

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left), Elon Musk (center), and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (right).
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left), Elon Musk (center), and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (right).

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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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