Recently, OpenAI issued a formal response to Musk’s accusations and released screenshots of email exchanges between the two parties, detailing the ins and outs of the incident and the differences between the two parties’ positions. The core of this incident is that Musk accused OpenAI of deviating from its original intention and asked to return to open source status. OpenAI refuted Musk's accusation and emphasized the huge funds required to develop general artificial intelligence (AGI).
OpenAI officially responded to Musk’s accusations, revealing screenshots of email exchanges between the two parties and clarifying their positions and differences. Musk believed that OpenAI had deviated from its original intention and sued to restore its open source status. OpenAI pointed out that the funding provided by Musk was insufficient and that huge amounts of money were needed to achieve AGI. Musk had proposed $1 billion in initial funding but actually provided less than $45 million. Musk decided to leave OpenAI and plans to build an AGI competitor within Tesla. OpenAI focuses on promoting the development of general artificial intelligence and sharing achievements in different fields.The conflict between OpenAI and Musk highlights the complexity of capital investment and technical direction selection on the road to AI development, and also triggers people's thinking about the future development model of AGI. The disclosure of emails from both parties provides a more comprehensive perspective for the public to understand the incident, and is worthy of in-depth discussion by the industry.