Elon Musk Reportedly Intended To Merge OpenAI With Tesla Before His Departure In 2018, Couldn’t Convince Sam Altman

Elon Musk reportedly tried to merge ChatGPT-parent OpenAI with Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) but was unsuccessful in convincing Sam Altman and the team. What Happened: Musk sought to consolidate the OpenAI lab into Tesla when he played a significant role as a co-founder and board member at the company, according to an excerpt from the billionaire’s biography published in Time. At the time, Tesla had aggressively ramped up its AI development efforts. However, OpenAI resisted the merger proposal and declined it. Instead, Altman, who later assumed the role of OpenAI’s CEO, took the reins and led the c…

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