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Elon Musk admits xAI partially trained its models using OpenAI's technology

During a federal court testimony, Elon Musk acknowledged that his AI company, xAI, has partially used OpenAI's models for training its own systems, a process known as distillation. Musk defended this practice as common within the AI industry, though it potentially violates terms of service for AI products. This admission comes amidst ongoing legal battles between Musk and OpenAI, highlighting broader debates about AI ethics, copyright, and competitive practices. AI

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IMPACT Confirms industry-wide use of model distillation, potentially challenging proprietary AI advantages and raising legal/ethical questions.

RANK_REASON Elon Musk's testimony in federal court admitting xAI used OpenAI models for training is a significant industry development.

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Elon Musk admits xAI partially trained its models using OpenAI's technology

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  1. Wired — AI TIER_1 · Maxwell Zeff, Paresh Dave ·

    Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI’s Models to Train Its Own

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  2. The Verge — AI TIER_1 · Hayden Field ·

    Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok

    In a federal courtroom in California on Thursday, Elon Musk testified that his own AI startup, xAI, has used OpenAI's models to improve its own. The matter at question is model distillation, a common industry practice by which one larger AI model acts as a "teacher" of sorts to p…

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  4. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 · Tim Fernholz ·

    Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models

    "Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.

  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Română(RO) · [email protected] ·

    Musk admits xAI used models from OpenAI to train the Grok chatbot. https:// wp.me/p9KpFA-5fFz News Technology Intelligence

    # Musk recunoaște că xAI a folosit modele de la 🧠 # OpenAI pentru a antrena chatbot-ul 🧠 # Grok . 🔗 https:// wp.me/p9KpFA-5fFz # Știri # Tehnologie # InteligențaArtificială # AI # xAI

  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    Elon Musk Admits to "Distilling" OpenAI Models to Enhance Grok | TechnoEdge https://www.yayafa.com/?p=2790809 # AgenticAi # AI # ArtificialGeneralIntelligence # ArtificialInt

    イーロン・マスク、Grokの強化にOpenAIのモデルを「蒸留」したことを認める | テクノエッジ TechnoEdge https://www. yayafa.com/?p=2790809 # AgenticAi # AI # ArtificialGeneralIntelligence # ArtificialIntelligence # Grok # xai # XAIGrok # エージェント型AI # ガジェット # ゲーム # テクノロジー # ニュース # レビュー # 人工知能 # 汎用人工知能

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  9. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

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    米メタ、AI企業Manus買収の撤回準備 中国の阻止受け=報道 | ロイター https://www. yayafa.com/2790803/ # AgenticAi # AI # AMERS # ArtificialGeneralIntelligence # ArtificialIntelligence # ASEAN # Asia # ASXPAC # BACT # BISV # BIZ # BLR # CMPNY # cn # CWP # DEAL1 # DEST :NOJPTCM # EASIA # EMRG # fin # FINS # Gen…

  10. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

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    🤖 Elon Musk says his xAI startup’s models were partially trained on OpenAI’s tech submitted by /u/UberDrive [link] [comments] 📰 Source: Artificial Intelligence (AI) 🔗 Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1t03h0n/elon_musk_says_his_xai_startups_models_were/ # AI # Ar…

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  12. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    📰 Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs

    📰 Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors' models. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.wired.co…

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  14. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · aihaberleri ·

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  15. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Türkçe(TR) · aihaberleri ·

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  16. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · ai0news ·

    Anthropic nears a 900B valuation, Musk admits xAI distilled OpenAI models while accusing DeepSeek of the same, and Claude Code may be penalizing users who menti

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  17. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Svenska(SV) · redaktionen ·

    Elon Musk reveals: xAI utilized OpenAI's models – what does it mean for AI development? https://redaktionen.net/artikel/741 # ai # svtech

    Elon Musk avslöjar: xAI nyttjade OpenAI:s modeller – vad betyder det för AI-utvecklingen? https:// redaktionen.net/artikel/741 # ai # svtech

  18. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · sagalinked ·

    📰 Elon Musk testifies that his AI system Grok was trained using OpenAI models. 🔗 https:// techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/elon -musk-testifies-that-xai-trained-grok-o

    📰 Elon Musk testifies that his AI system Grok was trained using OpenAI models. 🔗 https:// techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/elon -musk-testifies-that-xai-trained-grok-on-openai-models/ # Tech # AI

  19. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · aihaberleri ·

    📰 Elon Musk Admits xAI Used OpenAI Models in 2026 Grok Trial: What It Means for AI Copyright Elon Musk confirmed in federal court that xAI used OpenAI’s models

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  24. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Türkçe(TR) · aihaberleri ·

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  25. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI's models to train Grok https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921546/elon-musk-xai-openai-trial-model-distillati

    Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI's models to train Grok https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921546/elon-musk-xai-openai-trial-model-distillation # AI # OpenSource # Tech