Sam Altman Credits Elon Musk's Superpowers for OpenAI's Early Achievements

When ChatGPT was released in November 2022, the globe was awestruck by the new technology.

[{"selector":"#anim-b168faf6-5a54-4fdb-ab84-51bd6e16e5fe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.02128%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb9bb1a2-adab-423a-85bf-8ee5036b74b8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a1758a6-3141-46a8-97b9-f310b138fc0d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Elon Musk departed the firm in 2018, years before the groundbreaking AI chatbot achieved popularity.

[{"selector":"#anim-c8b211b6-5bc9-4121-8eea-f00e71cb6e69","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-126.86568%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d8f991b-1949-4fa1-9a02-5d02313b894f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b8aece3-7921-404d-9da6-7a37b72b2539","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Musk and Altman have frequently poked fun at each other in recent months. While Musk has repeatedly called ChatGPT "concerning,"

[{"selector":"#anim-d7353dcf-1b12-4f15-90e0-6f4556593f05","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-124.65754%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb118038-df88-462a-bdac-1773d6647df7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f99fff52-0f4f-4660-b2dc-b6ef63f0c132","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Altman stated at an MIT event in April this year that Musk and other industry experts' letter advocating for a stop on AI development "lacked technical nuance about where we need the pause."

[{"selector":"#anim-958eea58-0242-4380-8f39-a8f36a0729ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d88106b3-8281-48eb-8542-40bee5dc0cdb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-89493367-4ba4-4ab0-85fc-78ce5a3854ad","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

However, Altman has since stated that Elon Musk possesses certain "true superpowers" that aided OpenAI in its early days.

[{"selector":"#anim-1d4053df-00f2-4d4b-9a0f-62383ee0403f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-113.62229%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3dc17fab-0f8a-4bf8-8059-1c21422dad07","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4859e54c-df6c-46c4-9b27-a79b4242b0e7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Sam Altman Credits Elon Musk's Superpowers for OpenAI's Early Achievements

When ChatGPT was released in November 2022, the globe was awestruck by the new technology.

Elon Musk departed the firm in 2018, years before the groundbreaking AI chatbot achieved popularity.

Musk and Altman have frequently poked fun at each other in recent months. While Musk has repeatedly called ChatGPT "concerning,"

Altman stated at an MIT event in April this year that Musk and other industry experts' letter advocating for a stop on AI development "lacked technical nuance about where we need the pause."

However, Altman has since stated that Elon Musk possesses certain "true superpowers" that aided OpenAI in its early days.

Read more stories