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1. qwerto+zH1[view] [source] 2024-03-01 20:37:42
>>modele+(OP)
Whatever his reason may be (like resentment for jumping off the ship too soon and missing out, or standing in for humanity), I like what I read in the sense that it contains all the stuff that needs to be spoken about publicly, and the court seems to be the optimal place for this.

It feels like Microsoft is misusing the partnership only to block other companies from having access to the IP. They said they don't need the partnership, that they have got all what they need, so there would be no need to have the partnership.

If this is the way Microsoft misuses partnerships, I don't feel good about Mistral's new partnership, even if it means unlimited computing resources for them and still have the freedom to open source their models.

Not seeing Mistral Large as an open source model now has a bitter taste to it.

I also wonder if this lawsuit was the reason for him checking out Windows 11.

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2. boring+cI1[view] [source] 2024-03-01 20:41:34
>>qwerto+zH1
I don't think he has any resentment about jumping off "too soon" as you say. He specifically abandoned ship because he didn't align with the organization anymore. I suspect this has been a long time coming given his public commentary on AI.

He's goal on OpenAI investments were to keep close watch on the development of AI. If you believe the public comments or not is an entirely different matter though I do feel like there is sincerity in Elons AI comments.

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3. Andrew+qf2[view] [source] 2024-03-02 00:29:02
>>boring+cI1
I’d offer that Musk hasnt shown any consistent principle motivating his behavior other than gathering power, in the face of stated motivations.

So while he may genuinely believe what he is saying, the inherent philosophical conflicts in his consistent narcissistic actions, have poisoned any other possible position to such an extent that he has lost all moral credibility

Revealed preferences never lie

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4. tim333+ji2[view] [source] 2024-03-02 00:59:32
>>Andrew+qf2
He seems to broadly pursue projects he considers helpful to humanity like sustainable energy, the multiplanetary thing and setting up OpenAI. You can interpret people's motivations in different ways but it doesn't look like just power gathering to me. I mean if he was that power hungry you'd expect him to try to monopolize AI for himself rather than make it open.
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5. tarsin+794[view] [source] 2024-03-02 21:25:50
>>tim333+ji2
This is proven false by many of his behaviors, like sabotaging high speed train projects with dumb car tunnels. This was a blatant misuse of his reputation at the time to make society worse for saving his business interests. Mars talks were nonsense. FSD was a lie. Tesla is a business success but in the end it’s just cars. It’s improving humanity as much as an iPhone. So no he is only after power, helping humanity is just his marketing angle for gullible geeks.
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6. boring+Ty4[view] [source] 2024-03-03 01:24:43
>>tarsin+794
I dont doubt power is part of it but i will correct your assertion about Tesla. Tesla has created the EV market - the O&G companies killed it in the 90s and Tesla made it possible otherwise right now wed still be looking at gas vehicles. And yes going to EVs will help humanity - even if its only 20% of the fleet.
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7. kubobl+s55[view] [source] 2024-03-03 08:59:55
>>boring+Ty4
> otherwise right now wed still be looking at gas vehicles

But is it really true?

It feels to me that Tesla might have only sped up the EV market emergence by a couple of years and given the growth of battery's capacity/price/density over the years it was inevitable.

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8. boring+W58[view] [source] 2024-03-04 14:44:05
>>kubobl+s55
Sheer force of will did Tesla manage to bring around the EV market. Noone else had any interest in doing it and theres no way any of the incumbent car companies would have pursued it even if it was more viable from a battery perspective.

Any other reading of that era of industry would be re-writing a narrative to diminish what Tesla really did. It is too bad he has earned so many detractors (through his own mistakes) because many of his accomplishments are exceptional.

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