Elon Musk Reacts After AI Researcher Says She Does Not Trust OpenAI CEO Sam Altman To Lead AGI Project: ‘Deeply Untrustworthy, Low In Integrity
Tech billionaire and xAI founder Elon Musk reacted to an AI researcher’s comment that she does not trust OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to lead the artificial general intelligence (AGI) project.
What Happened: Musk, who has been a vocal critic of Altman as well as OpenAI, was surprised when the researcher, Jeffrey Ladish, expressed sharp criticism directed at Altman.
“I don’t trust Sam Altman to lead an AGI project. I think he’s a deeply untrustworthy individual, low in integrity and high in power seeking.”
Ladish had some choice words of criticism for Altman, alleging he lies and manipulates people.
“I know people who have worked with him. He lies to people, he says things to your face and says another thing behind your back.”
While it’s not exactly clear what concerns OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, Ilya Sutskever and former board member Helen Toner had with Altman, but reports suggest it could be “governance” issues.
“He is extremely good at politics. He schemes to outmaneuver people within his own companies and projects.”
This comes at a time when Altman has been reinstated as a board member, and he has apologized for how he dealt with the drama surrounding his shock ouster in November.
Altman did drop a nugget of information that AGI enthusiasts have been waiting for. In response to a “credible insider” named Jimmy Apples – which could very well be a pseudonym – Altman said “it will be worth the wait.”
