Wow, the exhibits in the Elon Musk v. Sam Altman lawsuit are revealing. The trial in April will be the Trial of the Century.
In 2023, here’s an email thread between Musk and Altman in which Altman called Musk his “hero.” But Altman was “hurt” by Musk’s then-attacks on OpenAI.
Musk replies: “I hear you and it is certainly not my intention to be hurtful, for which I apologize, but the fate of civilization is at stake.”
Sam Altman: i remember seeing you in a tv interview a long time ago (maybe 60 minutes?) where you being attacked by some guys, and you said they were heroes of yours and it was really tough. [See video below.]
Email exchange on Feb. 18, 2023 between Sam altman and elon musk
well, you’re my hero and that’s what it feels like when you attack openai. totally get we have some screwed some stuff up, bue we have worked incredibly hard to do the right thing, and i think we have ensured that neither google nor anyone else is on a parth to have unilateral control over AGI, which i believe we both think is critical.
i am tremendously thankful for everything you’ve done to help–i don’t think openai would have happened without you–and it really fucking hurts when you publicly attack openai.
Elon Musk: I hear you and it is certainly not my intention to be hurtful, for which I apologize, but the fate of civilization is at stake.