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Re: Weekly Update

Elon Musk to Jared Birchall, July 10, 2016

Musk reacts on learning that no payment had yet gone to OpenAI because the organization had no entity able to receive it.

Exhibit18
From
Elon Musk
Sent
Sunday, July 10, 2016
To
Jared Birchall
Subject
Re: Weekly Update
So I haven't sent anything to OpenAI? That's a really big deal. My credibility is at stake here.
EMX-000051

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.