About this episode
Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of betraying its charitable mission while discussing the retirement of Phil Spencer from Microsoft Xbox.
xAI's Elon Musk and Open AI’s Sam Altman were once on the same team , united by the belief that artificial intelligence was too important to be left to profit motives. Now, Musk is accusing Open AI of betraying its original charitable mission . How genuine are his motivations? Plus, Microsoft Xbox chief Phil Spencer has retired. Who will replace him, and how will it change how we game ? GUEST: Alice Clarke – freelance tech and games journalist, co-author of Press Any Button on Substack. David Braue – technology journalist at Information Age . ------------ This episode was produced on the lands of the Burramattagal people. ------------ Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at downloadthisshow@abc.net.au Find all the episodes of Download This Show on the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.
People in this episode
Guests: Alice Clarke, David Braue
Topics covered
- Elon Musk
- OpenAI
- artificial intelligence
- gaming
- Microsoft Xbox
- Phil Spencer
- technology journalism
Keywords
- Elon Musk
- OpenAI
- artificial intelligence
- Phil Spencer
- gaming
- technology
- journalism
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Organizations: OpenAI, xAI
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