Elon Musk Boosts New Yorker’s Sam Altman Exposé on X as Trial Begins
Key takeaways
- People scrolling X on Monday reported seeing an April 6 post from Ronan Farrow, a coauthor on the New Yorker article, promoting the investigation.
- Musk also reposted Farrow’s story on Monday from his account. “Calling him “Scam” Altman is accurate,” he wrote on X, referring to a line in the article about his nickname for the leader of OpenAI.
- The New Yorker, X, and OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from WIRED.
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Photograph: Michael Kovac/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Elon Musk is boosting a post on X promoting The New Yorker’s extensive investigation into Sam Altman’s allegedly deceptive behavior, WIRED has confirmed. The move comes just as Musk’s lawsuit against Open AI and Altman heads to a jury trial in a federal courtroom on Monday morning.
People scrolling X on Monday reported seeing an April 6 post from Ronan Farrow, a coauthor on the New Yorker article, promoting the investigation. A pop-up on the post on X’s mobile app says it was boosted by @elonmusk, who also owns the platform. Boosting is a feature that allows X subscribers to pay an additional fee to amplify posts. WIRED was able to independently verify the pop-up window.
Musk also reposted Farrow’s story on Monday from his account. “Calling him “Scam” Altman is accurate,” he wrote on X, referring to a line in the article about his nickname for the leader of OpenAI. “This is very much worth reading.”