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1. srouss+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-03-01 17:20:45
No, they spent $1m saving puppies, then raised more funds and did other things. That money Musk donated was spent almost a decade ago.

He has a competitor now that is not very good, so he is suing to slow them down.

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2. s1arti+k9[view] [source] 2024-03-01 18:02:08
>>srouss+(OP)
It is more complex than that because they cant change what they do on a whim. no-profits have charters and documents of incorporation, which are the rules they will operate by both now and moving forward.

Why do you think that money was spent a decade ago? Open AI wasn't even founded 10 years ago. Musk's funding was the lions share of all funding until the Microsoft deal in 2019

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3. srouss+Lw[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-03-01 19:55:59
>>s1arti+k9
Because it was started 9 years ago and AI research is expensive.
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4. s1arti+By[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-03-01 20:07:12
>>srouss+Lw
The reality was different. Prior to MSFT, Open AI ran a lean company operating within the the budget of Musk funding, focusing on science and talent. For example, in 2017, their annual compute spend was <$8 million compared to like 450 million for deep mind.

Big spend only came after MSFT, which invested $1B and then $10B, primarily in the form of credit for compute.

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