"Zilis first joined OpenAI as an advisor in 2016 and later served as a director of its nonprofit board from 2020 until 2023, while also working at Musk's companies."
"Zilis wrote in a text message to Musk on February 16, 2018, asking if she should stay close to OpenAI to keep information flowing or begin to disassociate."
"Musk responded to Zilis, saying, 'Close and friendly, but we are going to actively try to move three or four people from OpenAI to Tesla.'"
Shivon Zilis, a key figure in OpenAI's early years, served as an advisor and director while maintaining a personal relationship with Elon Musk. Zilis became a covert liaison between OpenAI and Musk, even after he left the board in 2018. Text messages revealed her concern about maintaining a close relationship with OpenAI to facilitate information flow. Musk's responses indicated a desire to keep communication open while planning to transition personnel from OpenAI to Tesla, highlighting the intertwined nature of their professional and personal lives.
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