Elon Musk testified in his lawsuit against OpenAI about the company's founding origins, centered on a deteriorated friendship with Google's Larry Page. According to Musk, Page dismissed existential AI risks as acceptable provided AI itself survived, sparking Musk's decision to establish OpenAI as a safety-focused alternative and marking the end of their previously close relationship.
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At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship
Musk's lawsuit testimony reveals his 2015 split with Larry Page over AI safety philosophy — Page accepted existential risks as the price of progress, prompting Musk to launch OpenAI as a safety-first counterweight.
Thursday, April 30, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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