Musk: make sure compute is not a constraint

From:: Elon Musk
Date:: June 13, 2017
To:: Ilya Sutskever; cc Greg Brockman, [redacted]
Subject:: Re: Bi-weekly updates

Ok. Let's figure out the least expensive way to ensure compute power is not a constraint...

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Replying the next morning to Sutskever's request for 10x more GPUs, Musk says to find the cheapest way to ensure compute does not limit OpenAI.

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Text taken from the LessWrong transcription (habryka, Nov 16 2024), which the compiler states was checked against the originals. Sent Jun 13, 2017 10:24 AM. Published in OpenAI's Dec 2024 blog post.

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OpenAI blog: Elon Musk wanted an OpenAI for-profit (Dec 13, 2024)
LessWrong: OpenAI Email Archives (from Musk v. Altman and OpenAI blog)

OpenAI, executive & internal. Tags: compute, funding, short-reply

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