Elon Musk self-described as the driving force behind the founding of OpenAI during an interview on Tuesday.

What happened: Musk said he was the driving force behind the existence and success of OpenAI, attributing this in part to his past investments and the role he played in recruiting top talent Speaking of with CNBC’s David Faber during Tesla Inc.‘S TSLA annual shareholders meeting.

“I’m the reason OpenAI exists,” Musk said, adding, “I made up the name.”

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During the discussion, Musk revealed that he used to be friends with him Larry Pageco-founder of alphabet inc‘S GOOG GOOGL Google, and they had conversations about artificial intelligence. Musk said he’s “pretty unconcerned” when it comes to AI security, but the straw that broke the camel’s back was when he called him “speciesists” for his preference for human consciousness over machine consciousness used.

The Tesla CEO said that the name OpenAI refers to open source. He said that at the time, Google had a monopoly with the acquisition of deep mindHe wanted to build a company that was the opposite of the tech giant. This means an open source non-profit organization.

The tech billionaire said he had invested almost $50 million in OpenAI, then compared the transition from ChatGPT-Parents from a non-profit organization to a for-profit organization with an example related to the Amazon rainforest. “Let’s say you funded an organization to save the Amazon rainforest and they said they became a logging company and cut down the forest.”

Musk also reiterated his questions about it The deal between Microsoft and OpenAI. He asked, “What exactly is the relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft?”

The tech mogul thinks so Microsoft Corporation MSFT could have more control over OpenAI. “Microsoft may turn off OpenAI at any time”

Why it matters: Musk has said this time and time again in the past microsoft has…