- In December, Elon Musk blocked OpenAI’s access to Twitter data, The New York Times reported.
- According to the article, Musk reportedly felt that AI companies were not paying enough for access.
- He’s been cautious about the technology for a while, but is known to be working on his own AI projects.
In December, just weeks after OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the company stopped accessing Twitter data, according to reports.
Two sources familiar with the matter said new york times Twitter CEO and OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk was reportedly behind the decision. Musk felt that the roughly $2 million a year OpenAI was paying to license the company’s data wasn’t enough.
According to the NYT, an AI company had licensed Twitter’s data to help build AI chatbots.
Musk has been wary of advanced AI for some time and became increasingly critical of OpenAI around the time of the decision.
Musk began criticizing its viral chatbot in December, accusing the technology of suffering from prejudice. LyingSince then, Musk has signed an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on AI development, accusing OpenAI of being a “best interests” company.
Despite his hesitations about the technology, Musk is embarking on his own generative AI project, reports say.the company is reportedly Called X.AI.
Musk has said he wants to create a chatbot similar to OpenAI’s viral hit, which could be called “TruthGPT,” and will serve as a “maximum truth-seeking AI trying to understand the nature of the universe.” may become.
Musk is in talks with University of Toronto researcher and professor Jimmy Ba about a new company, The Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Musk also said Alphabet has hired top researchers from DeepMind to work at Twitter, the publication reports.
Representatives for OpenAI and Elon Musk did not immediately respond to an Insider’s request for comment outside of normal business hours.