Why Elon Musk is taking OpenAI to court

xAI's Elon Musk and Open AI’s Sam Altman were once on the same team, united by the belief that artificial intelligence was too important to be left to profit motives. Now, Musk is accusing Open AI of betraying its original charitable mission. How genuine are his motivations?

Plus, Microsoft Xbox chief Phil Spencer has retired. Who will replace him, and how will it change how we game?

GUEST: 

• Alice Clarke – freelance tech and games journalist, co-author of Press Any Button on Substack.
• David Braue – technology journalist at Information Age. 

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