Musk's 2017 Plan to Recruit Altman for Tesla AI Lab Revealed
Messages between Shivon Zilis and Tesla executives, disclosed in court, reveal a 2017 plan to establish a rival AI lab potentially led by Sam Altman or Demis Hassabis. The effort aimed to control OpenAI's trajectory.
Key facts
- Messages between Shivon Zilis and Tesla executives in 2017
- Plan to start a rival AI lab
- Potential leaders included Sam Altman or Demis Hassabis
- Elon Musk involved in the effort
- Revealed in court documents
- Aimed to control OpenAI
Entities
Institutions
- Tesla
- OpenAI
Sources
- Wired AI —