Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, was once a part of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research lab.
However, in 2018, Musk left the board of OpenAI and no longer holds a stake in the company.
OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit research lab dedicated to artificial intelligence. It was created with the goal of advancing digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole. Musk was a founding board member of OpenAI and was involved in the company’s operations until 2018.
However, in 2018, Musk announced that he was leaving the board of OpenAI and no longer holds a stake in the company. He stated that the company had shifted from its original open-source nonprofit model to a closed-source, for-profit model. Musk said, “I don’t have an open stake in OpenAI, nor am I on the board, nor do I control it in any way.”
Since Musk’s departure, OpenAI has continued to make strides in the field of artificial intelligence. In 2019, the company released its first commercial product, OpenAI API, which allows developers to access OpenAI’s advanced artificial intelligence models.
OpenAI has also been making headlines for its work in robotics. In 2020, the company unveiled its robotic hand, Dactyl, which is capable of manipulating objects with human-like dexterity. The company has also been developing its own robotic arm, which is expected to be released in 2021.
It is clear that OpenAI has come a long way since Musk’s departure in 2018. The company has shifted from its original open-source nonprofit model to a closed-source, for-profit model and has made great strides in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics. While Musk no longer holds a stake in the company, it is clear that OpenAI is still making progress in the field of AI.