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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Elon Musk and Sam Altman founded OpenAI together, but now trade barbs. 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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Elon Musk adds Microsoft as a defendant in OpenAI lawsuit, accusing them of anticompetitive conduct

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Elon Musk sued OpenAI in March, dropped the lawsuit in June, then filed a new complaint in August.

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Sam Altman says 'there is no wall' in an apparent response to fears of an AI slowdown

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Sam Altman has said that AI scaling laws are "decided by god."

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OpenAI's lawyer says there are too many files from Ilya Sutskever and other employees to share in copyright lawsuit

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OpenAI is facing several legal battles over claims of copyright infringement.

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Greg Brockman, a key Sam Altman ally, returns to OpenAI following an exodus of top executives

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Greg Brockman announced in August that he is taking a sabbatical through the end of 2024.

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Sam Altman thanks Elon Musk for helping to initially bankroll OpenAI — and says now is a great time for tech founders

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Sam Altman said he was "very grateful" to Elon Musk for cutting OpenAI an early check.

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All the top OpenAI figures who have left since the 2023 attempt to oust CEO Sam Altman

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Mira Murati became one of the latest OpenAI leaders to leave the company on Wednesday.

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OpenAI hires 2 executives in new leadership positions

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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This is OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's favorite question about AGI

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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