"We are not in any way supported by or funded by Elon Musk and have a history of campaigning against him and his interests,"
"What are you talking about?"
"We were formed 19 months ago. We've never spoken with or taken funding from Musk and [his] ilk, which we would have been happy to tell you if you asked a single time. In fact, we've said he runs xAI so horridly it makes OpenAI 'saintly in comparison.'"
"If you wanted to constrain an org's speech, intimidation would be one strategy, but making them uninsurable is another, and maybe that's what's happened to us with this subpoena,"
OpenAI issued subpoenas to multiple nonprofits, including the Midas Project, and suggested some organizations coordinated with Elon Musk in opposition to OpenAI's restructure. The Midas Project denied any funding or coordination with Musk and emphasized its independent criticism of xAI. The subpoena reportedly led insurers to deny coverage for the Midas Project after news coverage, raising concerns that the legal action could financially cripple critics. Other nonprofits, including the San Francisco Foundation and Encode, accused OpenAI of using subpoenas to potentially block or slow legal interventions and to intimidate organizations challenging its decisions.
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