Posted 3/10/2024, 10:22:00 AM
Musk Pursued OpenAI Takeover in 2018 Amid Tesla Struggles
- Musk desperately tried to take over OpenAI in 2018 while Tesla was struggling to produce the Model 3
- He wanted OpenAI to merge with Tesla, raise $1B, name him CEO to save the automaker
- Emails show Musk didn't have a problem with OpenAI going for-profit if he controlled it
- Musk approached OpenAI aggressively like they needed him, but it was Tesla that needed a lifeline
- Now with OpenAI ascendant and Tesla struggling again, Musk is suing them out of anger over missed opportunity