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Two days before the Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial began last week, Musk texted the model maker\u2019s president and co-founder Greg Brockman. Musk suggested to Brockman that OpenAI settle the suit. <\/p>\n
After Brockman replied by suggesting both sides drop their suits, the exchange went off the rails, with Musk responding: \u201cBy the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is all according to a new filing submitted on Sunday by OpenAI\u2019s lawyers. The filing didn\u2019t include copies of the text exchange, and most of it was dedicated to convincing the judge why this exchange on settlement talks should be admitted into evidence. The judge, however, was not having it, ruling the exchange inadmissible, per TechCrunch reporter Tim Fernholz, who is on-site covering the trial.<\/p>\n
The implication, however, is clear. Musk\u2019s lawsuit seeks to unwind OpenAI\u2019s for-profit structure, require its tech be made available to the public, strip Microsoft\u2019s licensing agreement, and compel OpenAI to pay him general, compensatory, and punitive damages plus his lawyer\u2019s fees. After OpenAI\u2019s lawyers publicly shared this \u201csettle-or-else\u201d text, observers instantly clocked that maybe this trial isn\u2019t about Musk\u2019s concern for AI safety, but about demanding money from its success while kneecapping a rival. This is, essentially, what OpenAI\u2019s countersuit alleges.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the trial continues. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n