Musk to Altman: 'Let's discuss governance. This is critical.'

From:: Elon Musk
Date:: October 19, 2015 (Header as published: Oct 19, 2015, 3:27 AM)
To:: Sam Altman
Subject:: followup

Let's discuss governance. This is critical. I don't want to fund something that goes in what turns out to be the wrong direction. Btw, great move on the continuity fund!

About this email

Musk answers Altman's funding asks by insisting on discussing governance first, saying he does not want to fund something that ends up going in the wrong direction, and praises YC's continuity fund.

Notes

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Court record; attribution confirmed.

Internal Tech Emails (document from Musk v. Altman)

OpenAI, executive & internal. Tags: openai, founding, governance, funding

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