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Google’s AI architect lived rent-free in Elon Musk’s head

In the Musk v. Altman trial, Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, emerges as a central figure. Court documents reveal Musk and OpenAI higher-ups were deeply fixated on the threat posed by Hassabis and Google AI, from early discussions about OpenAI's founding to years of intense competition.

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Google’s AI architect lived rent-free in Elon Musk’s head
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  • Musk repeatedly asked about Demis Hassabis, even questioning if he was evil. Greg Brockman testified Musk was 'fixated' on him.
  • OpenAI was founded to counter Google; Musk feared Google AI would surpass OpenAI.
  • Musk considered merging OpenAI with Tesla to better compete with Google DeepMind.
  • Shivon Zilis pleaded with Musk to 'slow down' Hassabis, calling it a 'nonnegotiable net good action.'

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