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Gary Marcus Marcus on AI Published

Did Elon Musk just Mu$k Sam Altman?

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Claims from this post (4)

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  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “Altman desperately needs to ditch the OpenAI nonprofit. It’s become an albatross around his neck.”

    What we tested: Sam Altman urgently needs to get rid of OpenAI's nonprofit control structure, which has become a burden to him.

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “By turning down Musk’s bid, Altman makes it hard to justify paying the nonprofit anything less than the $97B that was just offered.”

    What we tested: As his best guess about the subtext, with no promises that he is right, Marcus says that by turning down Musk's bid, Altman makes it hard to justify paying OpenAI's nonprofit anything less than the $97B just offered.

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “Roughly speaking, this means that (at little real cost, since the bid was never going to be accepted) Musk has more than doubled the cost of OpenAI for-profit’s freedom.”

    What we tested: As his best guess, roughly speaking, Marcus says Musk has more than doubled the cost of the OpenAI for-profit's freedom from the nonprofit, at little real cost to himself, since the bid was never going to be accepted.

  4. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “All of this has the effect of potentially slowing down Musk’s competitor Altman, who can ill afford an extra $50B+ outlay given his current cash flow situation.”

    What we tested: Musk's bid may slow down Altman/OpenAI, which can ill afford an extra $50B+ outlay given its cash flow.

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