Elon Musk stepping down from OpenAI board

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is stepping down from OpenAI's board amid concerns of a possible conflict of interest. Elon Musk will step down as chairman of OpenAI, the nonprofit artificial intelligence research company he co-founded two years ago, amid concerns of a possible conflict of interest. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, will depart the board but continue to "donate and advise the organization," the OpenAI said in a blog post Tuesday. "As Tesla continues to become more focused on AI, this will eliminate a potential future conflict for Elon," OpenAI said. Research in artificial intelligence, a term used for the ability of machined, computers or systems to exhibit humanlike intelligence, has been dominated lately by large tech companies such as Google and Facebook.