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‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk
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Elon Musk threatened a “World War III” scenario in a Twitter-related lawsuit and, after seeking a settlement in the OpenAI case, sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman and Sam Altman. Two days before trial he attempted to settle, then told Brockman he would make him “the most hated man in America,” prompting Brockman to say he actually thought Musk might physically attack him.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Ars Technica·Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial
- TechCrunch·Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims
- The Next Web·Musk tried to settle the OpenAI case two days before trial. Then he promised to make Brockman the most hated man in America.
- Wired·‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk
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