OpenAI Stops Providing AI Models to Cursor Amid Feud With Elon Musk
OpenAI said Friday that it plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding startup now owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
TL;DR
- OpenAI is terminating its contract to provide AI models to Cursor, a coding startup owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
- The decision stems from OpenAI's concerns about SpaceX violating contract terms, referencing past issues with Musk's companies.
- OpenAI aims to shut off services by November 12, as permitted by their contract.
- Cursor cofounder Michael Truell stated OpenAI models are used for about 5% of their traffic and is in discussions to resolve the issue.
- Anthropic has offered to increase compute support for Cursor's use of its Claude models.
- Elon Musk responded dismissively to OpenAI's announcement and reiterated accusations against Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.
- The feud between Musk and OpenAI leadership involves accusations of betrayal, a high-stakes court case, and claims of corporate malfeasance.
- Musk previously sued OpenAI, alleging they betrayed their founding mission as an open-source charity and defrauded him of donations.
- A jury found Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI fell outside the statute of limitations.