As Sam Altman (co-founder of OpenAI) said on a recent podcast, and someone who knows Elon well enough, he thinks Elon really cares, and really wanted to highlight that he is a human who cares.
Swisher: Right. So Elon used to be the co-chair, and you have a lot of respect for him.
Altman: I do.
Swisher: I’m sure you thought deeply about his critiques. Have you spoken to him directly? Was there a break, or what? You two were very close, as I recall.
Altman: We’ve spoken directly recently.
Swisher: And what do you make of the critiques? When you hear them from him, I mean, he can be quite in your face about things.
Altman: He’s got his style.
Swisher: Yeah.
Altman: To say a positive thing about Elon —
Swisher: Yeah, I’d like you to.
Altman: … I think he really does care about a good future with AGI.
Swisher: He does.
Altman: And … I mean, he’s a jerk, whatever else you want to say about him. He has a style that is not a style that I’d want to have for myself.
Swisher: He’s changed.
Altman: But I think he does really care, and he is feeling very stressed about what the future’s going to look like —
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Swisher: Right. So Elon used to be the co-chair, and you have a lot of respect for him.
Altman: I do.
Swisher: I’m sure you thought deeply about his critiques. Have you spoken to him directly? Was there a break, or what? You two were very close, as I recall.
Altman: We’ve spoken directly recently.
Swisher: And what do you make of the critiques? When you hear them from him, I mean, he can be quite in your face about things.
Altman: He’s got his style.
Swisher: Yeah.
Altman: To say a positive thing about Elon —
Swisher: Yeah, I’d like you to.
Altman: … I think he really does care about a good future with AGI.
Swisher: He does.
Altman: And … I mean, he’s a jerk, whatever else you want to say about him. He has a style that is not a style that I’d want to have for myself.
Swisher: He’s changed.
Altman: But I think he does really care, and he is feeling very stressed about what the future’s going to look like —
Swisher: For humanity.
Altman: For humanity.