Posted 4/4/2024, 12:07:00 PM
Musk Accuses OpenAI of Poaching Tesla Engineers for Hefty Salaries
- Musk claims OpenAI is aggressively recruiting Tesla engineers with big compensation offers, leading some to leave
- This raises concerns about Musk moving staff between his companies without oversight
- Musk wants to rebrand Tesla as an AI leader, so alleging OpenAI recruits his staff elevates Tesla
- Ironically, Musk previously said generative AI is different from autonomy AI
- Musk likely needs Tesla engineers more for his xAI startup than OpenAI needs them
