Elon Musk sues OpenAI
We recorded 5 claims from this post. 3 were checked against evidence. 2 can’t be checked. 2 more are held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (5)
In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
Observation
“I take the recital of facts in Musk’s lawsuit to be largely accurate. It is consistent with my own observations and with earlier reporting by The New York Times and The New Yorker.”
Our reading: The facts set out in Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI are largely accurate.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: The original state complaint and later federal pleadings are different documents.
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
Observation
“Elon did not get what he paid and worked for.”
Our reading: Elon Musk did not get the OpenAI he paid for and worked for.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: The record does not establish Musk's acceptance of the specific structure ultimately adopted [e3].
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“And anyone making deals with Altman would be wise to read it.”
Our reading: Anyone making deals with Sam Altman should read Musk's lawsuit.
No horizon
Qualifier: anyone making deals with Altman
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“I won’t predict who will win, but I will say that Elon has a point.”
Our reading: Elon Musk has a point in his lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman and Brockman, though Marcus declines to predict who will win.
No horizon
Qualifier: declines to predict who will win the lawsuit
Assessment: MixedSaid
Observation
“The company Sam and Greg built has little to do with what was originally promised.”
Our reading: The OpenAI that Altman and Brockman built has little to do with what was originally promised.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: The weighting of different founding commitments is an evaluator interpretation.
Held from this post (2)
These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.
- The two reviews reached different assessments. Our reading, not assessed: Musk's lawsuit gives further evidence for the OpenAI board's view that Sam Altman has not always been consistently candid.
- The two reviews read the claim differently