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I was a bit baffled my Elon Musk's (apparent) signature on this letter, as I thought he still had a connection to Open.ai. Then I did some basic research and re

• ElijahLynn 4y ago
  As Sam Altman (co-founder of OpenAI) said on a recent podcast, and someone who knows Elon well enough, he thinks Elon really cares, and really wanted to highlight that he is a human who cares. source: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/on-with-kara-swisher-sam-altman-on-the-ai-revolution.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/on-with-kara-swisher... Swisher: Right. So Elon used to be the co-chair, and you have a lot of respect for him. Altman: I do. Swisher: I’m sure you thought deeply about his critiques. Have you spoken to him directly? Was there a break, or what? You two were very close, as I recall. Altman: We’ve spoken directly recently. Swisher: And what do you make of the critiques? When you hear them from him, I mean, he can be quite in your face about things. Altman: He’s got his style. Swisher: Yeah. Altman: To say a positive thing about Elon — Swisher: Yeah, I’d like you to. Altman: … I think he really does care about a good future with AGI. Swisher: He does. Altman: And … I mean, he’s a jerk, whatever else you want to say about him. He has a style that is not a style that I’d want to have for myself. Swisher: He’s changed. Altman: But I think he does really care, and he is feeling very stressed about what the future’s going to look like — Swisher: For humanity. Altman: For humanity.