Under-Oath Elon Musk Seems to Run a Different Company Than Public-Figure Elon Musk
Elon Musk's under-oath testimony in his lawsuit against OpenAI reveals inconsistencies between his public statements and the actual strategies of his companies. While he has publicly claimed that Tesla and xAI are on the path to achieving artificial general intelligence, he admitted in court that Tesla has no such plans. He also acknowledged that xAI has partially used distillation techniques from OpenAI, despite previously criticizing similar practices by rivals.
- ▪Elon Musk testified that Tesla has no plans to develop artificial general intelligence, contradicting his prior public statements.
- ▪Musk admitted that xAI has partially distilled technology from OpenAI, calling it standard industry practice.
- ▪Despite criticizing data 'theft' by rivals like Anthropic, Musk's companies have engaged in similar practices.
- ▪Musk previously claimed AGI would be achieved by 2025 or 2026, but those timelines have not materialized.
- ▪Tesla plans to spend $25 billion on capital expenditures in 2026, primarily on AI-related projects, according to its latest earnings call.
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Elon Musk has spent much of this week on the witness stand in federal court as part of his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over the company’s decision to ditch its nonprofit status. That means he’s been talking a lot and, for once, has someone there to immediately call him on his shit. The result gives us a much different picture of Musk’s companies than the rosy image that he usually…
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