Musk says friendship with Google founder was broken in OpenAI lawsuit
Billionaire Elon Musk revealed in a court case against OpenAI that his long-standing friendship with Google co-founder Larry Page has deteriorated due to disagreements over artificial intelligence safety. Musk expressed concerns that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, while Page reportedly dismissed these worries, emphasizing that AI's survival is more important than humanity's. This disagreement marked a turning point in their relationship, which had previously been close, with Musk often staying at Page's home. Their friendship ultimately ended in 2015 when Musk recruited a Google expert for a new project, which Page viewed as a personal betrayal.
Billionaire Elon Musk spoke about his relationship with Google co-founder Larry Page during the trial against OpenAI. According to Musk, disagreements over artificial intelligence safety put an end to their long-standing friendship. Techcrunch.com reports on this.
According to testimony given in court, when Musk expressed concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy humanity, Page responded with indifference. Page emphasized that the survival of artificial intelligence was more important than humanity and called Musk a "specist."
Elon Musk described this approach as "insane" and stated that this specific incident was the primary motivation for founding OpenAI. Previously, the two entrepreneurs were very close friends, and Musk frequently stayed overnight at Page's home.
The friendship was completely severed in 2015 after Musk recruited Google expert Ilya Sutskever for the new project. Page viewed this as a personal betrayal and ceased all contact with Musk.
In previous interviews, Musk had expressed a desire to restore this relationship.
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