Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial begins, promising public exposure of AI industry secrets
By
David Pierce
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial has officially begun, promising a messy legal battle over the early days of AI development, credit, and financial disputes. The trial is expected to expose many secrets of prominent figures publicly over the coming weeks. The Vergecast episode features Liz Lopatto discussing the trial's origins, along with segments on the Framework Laptop 13 Pro and the future of affordable fast chips.
Key quotes
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As the two sides fight over the early days of AI, who deserves credit and cash for what, and more, we're likely to spend the next few weeks hearing a lot of important people's secrets made extremely public.
Which may be exactly what Musk is going for.
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