Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy
TL;DR
In the Musk v. Altman trial, an unusual exhibit drew attention: a trophy inscribed 'Never stop being a jackass. ' OpenAI employees had bought it for researcher Josh Achiam after Musk called him that name. The backstory: Achiam, who worked on AI safety, had questioned Musk's plan to race OpenAI ahead of Google when Musk was leaving the company.
Nauti's Take
Worth noting: the story shows that early AI safety voices like Josh Achiam felt safe pushing back inside OpenAI — the trophy is, in a way, a culture badge for skeptics. The catch is that the trial is making public just how personal the Musk-OpenAI feud has become, which pulls attention away from the actual nonprofit governance questions on the table.
Anyone tracking the case should read past the headlines instead of fixating on the trophy gag.
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