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Altman said — and evidence in the direct showed — that Altman had made sure Musk knew about Microsoft. “I would often have to remind Musk of things, but this one I assumed we had talked about enough times that he would remember,” Altman says. Of Musk’s attitude toward OpenAI, he says, “we were kind of left for dead.”

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TL;DR

  • Altman confirmed that Elon Musk was informed about Microsoft's involvement with OpenAI.
  • Altman found it unusual that Musk apparently did not recall this information, despite frequent reminders on other matters.
  • Altman characterized Musk's attitude towards OpenAI as believing the company was essentially finished.