"On Wednesday morning, "OpenAI's lawyers tried to submit into evidence a trophy of a donkey's ass" awarded to chief futurist Joshua Achiam "after Musk called him a jackass in an all hands meeting," according to MIT Technology Review's Michelle Kim. "The trophy reads: 'never stop being a jackass for safety.'""
"In Wednesday's testimony, Achiam said that when Musk announced he was leaving OpenAI in Feb. 2018, he mentioned having a "new conflict of interest" with Tesla given that he'd be hiring from the same talent pool and indicated "general lack of confidence in OpenAI's overall path." Additionally, he said, Musk expressed "concerns about what would happen if [Google's] DeepMind got to AGI first," a reference to artificial general intelligence."
"At the OpenAI all hands meeting in 2018, Achiam says he challenged Musk on why he wanted to race toward AGI to beat DeepMind, arguing that speed could compromise safety."
OpenAI’s legal proceedings included unusual courtroom theatrics involving a trophy awarded to chief futurist Joshua Achiam. OpenAI lawyers attempted to submit the trophy into evidence after Musk called Achiam a “jackass” during an all-hands meeting. The trophy reportedly read, “never stop being a jackass for safety.” Achiam testified that when Musk announced his departure from OpenAI in February 2018, Musk cited a new conflict of interest with Tesla and expressed a general lack of confidence in OpenAI’s direction. Achiam also said Musk raised concerns about what would happen if Google’s DeepMind reached AGI first. Achiam further described challenging Musk on racing toward AGI, arguing that speed could compromise safety.
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