OpenAI changed its stance about five years ago. In meanwhile they got billions in investment, hired best employees, created very successful product and took leadership position in AI. Only narrative remaining was that they somehow betrayed original donors by moving away from the charter. This shows that is not the case; original donor(s) are equally megalomaniac and don't give a fuck about the charter.
You sure about that ?
For now they are largely looking away (and boy it's hard !) from his 'far right' adventures. But it was just reported that he met with Trump. And it's pretty clear that if Trump is elected and does cancel EV subsides as he says he will do, Tesla is dead and he knows it.
So now, we have both of those guys, having something each other wants - Trump wants Musks money now, and Musk wants ... taxpayer money once Trump is elected. I bet, Musk reputation can and will go much much lower in coming months.
"When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican..."
You know that Tesla operates outside the US as well, right? Where 95% of the worlds population live?
Check what happens to Tesla sales when countries cut EV subsides. New Zealand did it in January. Here is the data:
The truth is, without subsides, Tesla would sell a fraction of what it does now, and it would certainly not be profitable (hell, it probably won't be profitable in 2024, even with the subsides !).
I know some uber-bulls have long insisted Tesla stop selling cars to the public so they can be horded for the imminent Robotaxi fleet that will soon be deployed en masse by 2020.
Depends if there really is business clash between ICE donors and Musk.
What is promised to public is not important if your voters are true believers.
Same for Musk, he can spin anything to his believers as well.
His detractors do a poor job of knocking him down a peg. I am speaking as someone who was there on day 0 of r/realTesla.
Even today with garbage like that recent 60 minutes hit piece on SpaceX, it is easy to dismiss because of all the easily disprovable claims. So much criticism on Musk is just so lazily produced and not properly vetted and its a shame because there is a ton of material to get him with.
It doesn’t make sense to engage in a public spat with someone who has such a negative reputation. Staying silent would have made more sense.
Posting it publicly is an odd and very unprofessional move. I can imagine Satya doesn’t like this blog post.
The fact that they slinging mud at each other just proves the mutual criticism though, and provides an edifying spectacle for the rest of us.