Elon Musk will do ‘all sorts of bad s***,’ OpenAI boss claims
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, doesn’t think too highly of his scorned former collaborator Elon Musk, saying he will do “all sorts” of bad things - but won’t use his newfound political influence to take down competitors. Despite years of feuding and Musk leveling a dramatic lawsuit containing allegations of ethical violations against Altman and OpenAI, Altman defended Musk when asked if he thought Musk would use his political power and friendship with President-elect Donald Trump to target his rivals. I genuinely don’t.” open image in gallery OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once collaborated with Elon Musk to create the artificial intelligence company. While he doesn’t think too fondly of Musk’s future, he did say he doesn’t believe Musk will use his new political influence to target rivals Musk and Altman once sought to “save” humanity from the dangers of artificial intelligence through the co-founded company OpenAI – the parent company of ChatGPT.