Elon Musk signed an open letter on Tuesday calling for a six-month pause in the development of artificial intelligence tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT, a chatbot that's become incredibly popular since it was first made public in November. And while Musk may insist it's all about making sure the technology is safe, there's likely a much easier explanation: Musk is no longer involved in OpenAI and is frustrated he doesn't have his own version of ChatGPT yet. OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit in 2015, with Elon Musk as the public face of the organization. An article from Wired in early 2016 showed a photo of Musk with his arms crossed, giving the impression he was ready to revolutionize yet another industry. But the story behind Musk's departure from OpenAI is a interesting one, and seems like a much more logical explanation for why the billionaire CEO of several high-tech companies wants to hamper development at OpenAI.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been moving at an unbelievable speed in recent months, with the launch of various tools and bots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google Bard, and more. Yet this rapid development is causing serious concern among seasoned veterans in the AI field -- so much so that over 1,000 of them have signed an open letter calling on AI developers to slam on the brakes. The letter was published on the website of the Future of Life Institute, an organization whose stated mission is "steering transformative technology towards benefitting life and away from extreme large-scale risks." Among the signatories are several prominent academics, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk. The article calls for all companies working on AI models that are more powerful than the recently released GPT-4 to immediately halt work for at least six months.