@mubeitech: Elon Musk almost walked away with total control of OpenAI. Sam Altman and Greg Brockman have finally broken their silence, ready to spill every detail of the split. It all goes back to a frantic negotiation table where Sam, Ilya, Greg and Musk had already agreed on one thing: OpenAI had to become a for-profit— the only way, they believed, to fulfill its tech mission.
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Sam Altman and Greg Brockman reveal how close Elon Musk came to seizing full control of OpenAI during heated talks on converting the nonprofit to a for-profit structure.
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Musk came within inches of seizing total control of OpenAI.
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman have finally broken their silence.
They’ve decided to spill every last detail of the split.
The story begins at a frantic negotiating table.
By then, Sam, Ilya, Greg, and Musk had already reached one shared conclusion:
OpenAI had to become a for-profit.
All four agreed it was the only way to fulfill the tech mission.
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