Altman has been forced to counter OpenAI’s accusations that he is an outright liar

Conversely, Musk wanted total control, Altman testified, and walked away when he didn’t get it. And while Altman acknowledged that Musk said he would step down, Altman didn’t believe that, he testified. He emphasized that while at Y Combinator, the startup incubator, he “saw a lot of management battles,” where “no one wants to give up power when things are going well,” The Verge. report.

In addition, Altman testified that Musk also said he would not relinquish control. Altman said that when he asked Musk who would replace him as head of OpenAI, Musk replied, “I haven’t thought about it, but maybe the reins should go to my children.”

That was a “hair-raising moment,” Altman said.

Musk tried to “kill” OpenAI, Altman says

After Molo’s test was over, Savitt got Altman to recount a verbal exchange that Musk’s lawyer highlighted, in which Altman told Musk that he couldn’t have done OpenAI without him.

The messages that Altman seems to be enjoying with Musk seem to indicate that Musk carried the burden when OpenAI was founded and therefore should be given a payout of up to $150 billion, which Musk intends to donate to the OpenAI non-profit.

But Altman said this Musk’s math makes no sensespecifically reducing the contributions of the co-founders and lead researchers of OpenAI to “zero.” On the stand, he testified that while other co-founders spent “every waking hour” building OpenAI, Musk only dropped in every week or so and was mostly available via text and email when needed.

Acknowledging Musk’s controversial documents, Altman testified that he “many times” told Musk that he was “thankful” for helping OpenAI on the ground. But in the end, the best thing for OpenAI was for Musk to leave because his bad management destroyed the culture and put talent at risk. In particular, Musk nearly fired a lead researcher after learning he was unhappy with his earlier description of the proto-ChatGPT model, OpenAI lawyers say.