In a recent interview with CNBC, Elon Musk shared his involvement in the inception of the company OpenAI and his thoughts on the relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft. Following conversations with Google’s co-founder Larry Page, Musk had expressed concerns about what he viewed as a lack of safety and regulations in the AI industry. He decided to create a counterweight to Google in the form of OpenAI – a non-profit, open-source company. However, Musk now believes that OpenAI has since become closed-source and for-profit, despite his $50 million pledge to the company.
Musk highlighted Ilya Sutskever’s involvement in OpenAI’s success. Sutskever, a Russian-Israeli-Canadian computer scientist and OpenAI’s Chief Scientist, was considering joining multiple companies, and his decision to join OpenAI was heavily influenced by Musk. On this topic, Musk raised a potential issue: what if OpenAI creates a ‘godlike’ AI system that could be beyond our control? What if Microsoft, who Musk believes has control over OpenAI, does not have our best interest in mind?
Recently, Microsoft’s CEO responded to Elon Musk’s comments regarding OpenAI. Microsoft is a technology company specializing in the creation of a wide variety of products and services. Founded in 1975, Microsoft is one of the most valuable companies in the world and the most valuable in the technology sector.
Ilya Sutskever is a computer scientist specializing in machine learning and artificial intelligence. A co-founder of OpenAI, he is also OpenAI’s Chief Scientist. He completed his doctoral degree at the University of Toronto and has contributed to developments in a variety of areas including natural language processing. He is a noted public figure and has received numerous awards for his work.
