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OpenAI to end partnership with Cursor after SpaceX acquisition

OpenAI will end its partnership with Cursor, the AI-coding agent, after SpaceX's acquisition of the company, with a proposed shutoff date of Nov. 12. OpenAI stated it cannot be confident that SpaceX will use its technology within its terms of service, citing experience with Elon Musk's companies violating contracts.

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OpenAI to end partnership with Cursor after SpaceX acquisition
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Trinity Audioplayer ready...By Yi Wei Wong, Bloomberg In a separate post on its website, OpenAI said it has informed Cursor that it will wind down their contract with a proposed shutoff date of Nov. 12.

“We are making this choice because we cannot be confident that SpaceX will use our technology within our terms of service, based on our experience with Elon Musk’s companies violating contracts,” the post read.

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