Posted 9/12/2023, 8:59:00 PM

Elon Musk and Larry Page's Friendship Dissolves Over AI Differences and Scientist Poaching

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

fortune.com

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Posted 9/12/2023, 8:59:00 PM

Elon Musk and Larry Page's Friendship Dissolves Over AI Differences and Scientist Poaching

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

fortune.com

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Elon Musk attempted to stop Google's acquisition of AI company DeepMind in 2014, expressing his distrust of Larry Page and his views on AI's potential to replace humans.

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Musk Sparks AI Talent War, Poaching Top Google Scientist with $1.9M Salary Offer

Elon Musk justified poaching a Google scientist by claiming that Larry Page's cavalier attitude towards AI safety necessitated a countervailing force, which led to a rift between Musk and Page.

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