Elon Musk tried to hire OpenAI founders to start AI unit inside Tesla
Summary
Ars Technica reports that Elon Musk attempted to recruit OpenAI’s founding team to lead a Tesla AI lab in 2018, including plans to install Altman on the board or make OpenAI a Tesla subsidiary. The disclosures surfaced during a high-stakes lawsuit and suggest Musk was willing to commercialize AI under his control, while OpenAI’s leaders expressed concerns about governance. The article traces OpenAI’s evolution from a non-profit to a for-profit with a charitable arm and highlights ongoing debates about control of AI research in big tech.