Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI’s Models to Train Its Own
Wired AI Maxwell Zeff, Paresh Dave April 30, 2026

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# xAI May Have Used OpenAI's Technology to Build Its Own AI Elon Musk suggested under oath that his AI company, xAI, used OpenAI's models as part of its training process—and claimed this is normal practice across the AI industry. While Musk framed it as standard procedure, the admission raises questions about intellectual property and whether companies should be allowed to build their own AI systems using competitors' work without permission.
While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors’ models.
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