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Elon Musk came to a California federal court on Wednesday to argue that Sam Altman and his cofounders “stole a charity.” He left having admitted, under oath, that Tesla is not currently pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI)— directly contradicting a tweet he’d posted just weeks earlier.
Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI reneged on a promise to operate as a nonprofit dedicated to human progress.
Musk’s king status at the head of the company is the result of some finagling within SpaceX’s filings. Per Reuters, the company’s documents state that Musk “can only be removed from our board or these positions by the vote of Class B holders.” Those are shares that have ten votes apiece, and they’re reportedly currently controlled by Musk.
By Echo Wang and Isla Binnie NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - SpaceX is telling investors that no one can fire Elon Musk from his role as chief executive and chairman of the board without the billionaire founder's consent,
California regulators apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this week as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive. As part of the settlement,
The Tesla CEO showed frustration in court when OpenAI’s lawyer suggested that Musk had sought to take control of OpenAI and hired away a key employee.
Trucking fleets are buying Tesla’s lower-cost, higher-range electric big rig — and boosting the state’s climate goals.