AGI Octagon: Musk and Andreessen vs. Altman and Khosla

Also Apple gets fined and Reddit ups their price

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Adam Hardej
March 04, 2024

Venture titans are set to square off in what could be an industry defining battle for the future of AGI. Elon sues OpenAI. Marc Andreessen calls out Vinod Khosla for being anti-open source. Sam Altman tweets nice things to Elon…? Meanwhile, Apple gets slapped by EU with €1.8B fine and it looks like Reddit will be upping their price target from $5B to $6.5B.

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Elon Musk sues OpenAI for abandoning original mission for profit

“The lawsuit filed late on Thursday in California Superior Court in San Francisco is a culmination of Musk's long-simmering opposition to the startup he co-founded. OpenAI has since become the face of generative AI, partly due to billions of dollars in funding from Microsoft”

Apple fined €1.8B for breaking EU law over music streaming

“Brussels has fined Apple more than €1.8bn for stifling competition from rival music streaming services, the first time the iPhone maker has been punished for breaching EU law.”

Reddit Eyes Valuation of Up to $6.5 Billion in IPO

“It plans to target a price range of $31 to $34 a share, people familiar with the matter said.“

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Letters From The Editor

Misc. (short for miscellaneous)

OpenAI Villain Story Arc?

I’d guess that this is going to be a big story for the next month or so. OpenAI’s corporate structure is funky. Everyone is biased. I’m still not sure who’s side to be on, but I lean towards the Elon/Andreessen camp. Going to wait for the story to develop a bit more before weighing in more thoroughly. In the meantime, a poll:

Who's team are you on?

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And here’s some of the drama to get you started down the rabbit hole:

Talk soon,
Adam

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