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Re: cash

Elon Musk to Sam Altman, February 25, 2016

Musk agrees to Altman's request for $20 million a year.

Exhibit55
From
Elon Musk
Sent
Thursday, February 25, 2016 6:30 PM
To
Sam Altman
Subject
Re: cash
Agreed Yes
EMX-000040

The whole thread

  1. Feb 25, 2016 Sam Altman I think we're going to need more than I was originally budgeting given a) the salaries in the field and b)…
  2. Feb 25, 2016 Elon Musk Agreed Yes
  3. Feb 25, 2016 Elon Musk Ron, we need to wire $5M per quarter to OpenAI, starting April 1. This is a non-profit.
  4. Jul 9, 2016 Elon Musk Did we pay the last OpenAI installment at beginning of quarter? If so, we should continue on that track. I…
  5. Jul 10, 2016 Elon Musk So I haven't sent anything to OpenAI? That's a really big deal. My credibility is at stake here.