Elon Musk and Larry Page's Friendship Dissolves Over AI Differences and Scientist Poaching
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Elon Musk and Google's Larry Page were once very close friends who would crash at each other's houses.
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They had a major falling out over differences in their views on AI safety and development.
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Musk was concerned about Page's cavalier attitude toward AI risks. He urged Page not to sell DeepMind to Google.
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Musk later poached a top Google AI scientist for his nonprofit OpenAI, angering Page.
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Page felt betrayed and refused to hang out with Musk anymore over the scientist poaching. Their friendship dissolved.