Rob Wiblin: I see. So the thing is there that the attorneys general in California, in Delaware, they definitely have standing to object to what is on, but they might not feel resourced to do it themselves. Musk has said, “Empower me. Give me standing to object to this.”
And they haven’t replied yet — perhaps understandably, because I guess they’re Democrats and also just Musk in general is a very controversial figure; they may not want to deputise Musk to go out to bat for them. I think if they wanted to give someone else that authority, probably they would choose a different party.
In my view, Musk would make a terrible relator here, and for reasons that have nothing to do with partisan affiliation. He has his own personal interests in hand—such as his interest in xAI and in being part of a consortium allegedly seeking to purchase OpenAI assets—and there’s a serious conflict between those considerable personal interests and dispassionate advocacy of the public interest.
In my view, Musk would make a terrible relator here, and for reasons that have nothing to do with partisan affiliation. He has his own personal interests in hand—such as his interest in xAI and in being part of a consortium allegedly seeking to purchase OpenAI assets—and there’s a serious conflict between those considerable personal interests and dispassionate advocacy of the public interest.