Leaked 2015 texts show Ilya Sutskever feared Musk would force results under pressure
CtrlAltDwayne · x · 2026-11-09
TechEmails published a November 21, 2015 text from Ilya Sutskever to Greg Brockman. Commenter CtrlAltDwayne argues it shows why Grok isn't competing at the frontier: even Ilya, one of the most influential figures in modern AI research, was anxious Elon would come in and force results under pressure — evidence, he says, that Musk doesn't know how to properly manage people. A piece of OpenAI-early-days lore fueling debate over Musk's management style.
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