I’m a big fan of Musk. One of the few criticisms I have is how xAI is also inconsistent with original OpenAI mission. I had imagined xAI as en effort to correct and fully embody all original values of OpenAI and that Elon says they betrayed. That makes his criticism weaker and I understand why some can think it was all about control. In his words:

"I'm the reason OpenAl exists. I came up with the name. The name OpenAl refers to open source... The intent was - what was the opposite of Google? It would be an open source non-profit."

I sometimes feel xAI wants to live up to those open values so I always celebrate when they decide to engage in open source. They still don’t fully embrace it. Perhaps because they think is not practical or will make them less competitive?

How can you be a fan of an overtly racist, nazi-saluting, destroyer of democracy whose act of wanton dismantling of government programs resulted in the deaths of 700,000

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/the-...

not to mention the many other things, but that suffices. He is objectively one of the worst people on the planet, and you're a fan?

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