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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OpenAI employees apparently call the time when Sam Altman was ousted 'The Blip'

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OpenAI reportedly compared CEO Sam Altman's ouster to "The Blip" supervillain moment in the Marvel universe.

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There's one signature on OpenAI's clapback against Elon Musk that people are buzzing about

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Ilya Sutskever helped author OpenAI's response to Elon Musk's lawsuit against them
Ilya Sutskever's name was attached to an OpenAI blog post assailing Elon Musk, even though he was offered employment by Musk just last year.

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Elon Musk's emails about OpenAI could be another nail in the coffin for his lawsuit against the company

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OpenAI executives including CEO Sam Altman (left) published a blog post containing emails that suggest Elon Musk (right) believed the AI company should have attached itself to Tesla for funding.

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Sam Altman is done playing nice with Elon Musk

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The dispute between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is intensifying.

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The OpenAI Files: Sam and co bring the receipts on Elon's involvement

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OpenAI executives including CEO Sam Altman (left) published a blog post containing emails that suggest Elon Musk (right) believed the AI company should have attached itself to Tesla for funding.

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Silicon Valley's elite are moralizing about the future of AI

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Elon Musk sued OpenAI on March 1.

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Sam Altman appeared to troll Elon Musk by dredging up a years-old Twitter post

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Sam Altman resurfaced an old social-media post.

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