Former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji was murdered: xAI founder Elon Musk
xAI founder and chief executive Elon Musk made a bold claim about the death of former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji, calling it a murder and not suicide.
The tweet came after OpenAI chief Sam Altman’s interview with American television host Tucker Carlson drove significant traction in the online space.
Carlson, also an American conservative political commentator, told Altman that the death of former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji, declared a suicide by authorities, was "definitely murder." Carlson said the mother of the victim claimed that Balaji was murdered on Altman's orders.
Balaji had worked at OpenAI for over four years and was instrumental in developing ChatGPT. However, after the release of ChatGPT, he grew concerned.
In August 2023, Balaji resigned from OpenAI and began speaking publicly about his concerns. He accused the company of illegally using copyrighted material to train its generative AI (GenAI) models.
Altman said he hasn't spoken to the authorities about their investigations, but he did offer to reach out to the mother, who refused to speak with him.
Musk vs Altman
In another conversation, Altman hit back at Musk’s remarks about OpenAI not being a successful bet.
Altman said Elon Musk helped found the company but exited later because he said it would not be successful. He added that this is why OpenAI's progress has made the billionaire "understandably upset."
Musk cofounded the ChatGPT maker and was on the board, but he quit in 2018 after disagreements over the company’s direction, opposing plans to shift to a for-profit model.
Musk then entered the competition with his own AI company, xAI, which developed the AI chatbot Grok to rival ChatGPT.
Not the first time
xAI founder Elon Musk and OpenAI chief Sam Altman have long been exchanging sharp remarks and contrasting views.
Last month, Sam Altman accused the billionaire of using his social media platform X to benefit his own interests.
The development followed Elon Musk’s claim that Apple is engaging in anti-competitive practices against AI companies.
In a post on X, Musk alleged that Apple’s actions made it “impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store,” calling it “an unequivocal antitrust violation.”
In February, the OpenAI CEO took a swipe at Musk after the latter offered to purchase the artificial intelligence (AI) company for $97.4 billion, suggesting that the Tesla CEO was acting out of a "position of insecurity."
Altman also took to X to reject Musk's bid -- with a humorous comeback: "No thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want."
Currently, ChatGPT holds the top position in the App Store's “Top Free Apps” category for iPhones in the US, while Grok ranks fifth, and Google’s Gemini chatbot is at number 57.
The tweet came after OpenAI chief Sam Altman’s interview with American television host Tucker Carlson drove significant traction in the online space.
Carlson, also an American conservative political commentator, told Altman that the death of former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji, declared a suicide by authorities, was "definitely murder." Carlson said the mother of the victim claimed that Balaji was murdered on Altman's orders.
Balaji had worked at OpenAI for over four years and was instrumental in developing ChatGPT. However, after the release of ChatGPT, he grew concerned.
In August 2023, Balaji resigned from OpenAI and began speaking publicly about his concerns. He accused the company of illegally using copyrighted material to train its generative AI (GenAI) models.
Altman said he hasn't spoken to the authorities about their investigations, but he did offer to reach out to the mother, who refused to speak with him.
Musk vs Altman
In another conversation, Altman hit back at Musk’s remarks about OpenAI not being a successful bet.
Altman said Elon Musk helped found the company but exited later because he said it would not be successful. He added that this is why OpenAI's progress has made the billionaire "understandably upset."
Musk cofounded the ChatGPT maker and was on the board, but he quit in 2018 after disagreements over the company’s direction, opposing plans to shift to a for-profit model.
Musk then entered the competition with his own AI company, xAI, which developed the AI chatbot Grok to rival ChatGPT.
Not the first time
xAI founder Elon Musk and OpenAI chief Sam Altman have long been exchanging sharp remarks and contrasting views.
Last month, Sam Altman accused the billionaire of using his social media platform X to benefit his own interests.
The development followed Elon Musk’s claim that Apple is engaging in anti-competitive practices against AI companies.
In a post on X, Musk alleged that Apple’s actions made it “impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store,” calling it “an unequivocal antitrust violation.”
In February, the OpenAI CEO took a swipe at Musk after the latter offered to purchase the artificial intelligence (AI) company for $97.4 billion, suggesting that the Tesla CEO was acting out of a "position of insecurity."
Altman also took to X to reject Musk's bid -- with a humorous comeback: "No thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want."
Currently, ChatGPT holds the top position in the App Store's “Top Free Apps” category for iPhones in the US, while Grok ranks fifth, and Google’s Gemini chatbot is at number 57.
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