Elon Musk responds to claims from OpenAI whistleblower's mother about nonprofit mission

hindustantimes.com January 11, 2025, 04:00 PM UTC

Elon Musk responded to an interview with the mother of a deceased OpenAI whistleblower, who claimed her son was troubled by OpenAI's shift to a for-profit model. She stated he initially joined OpenAI due to its nonprofit mission. Musk shared the interview video, emphasizing his previous concerns about OpenAI's profit motives. He has supported the mother’s calls for an investigation into her son's death, which was ruled a suicide by authorities. The whistleblower had raised issues about OpenAI's use of copyrighted data and criticized technologies like ChatGPT for harming the internet. The mother continues to question the circumstances surrounding her son's death.


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