OpenAI
OpenAI cuts Cursor's model access after its acquisition by SpaceX
🧒 Discovery
OpenAI doesn't want to lend its robots to the Cursor app anymore because it was just bought by one of Elon Musk's companies, and OpenAI doesn't trust it.
📰 Essential
OpenAI announced it will stop supplying its models to coding tool Cursor starting November 12, following Cursor's acquisition by SpaceX. The company cites its past experience with Elon Musk's companies allegedly violating contracts.
🔬 Expert
OpenAI points to xAI, another Musk company, allegedly using its models' outputs to train its own through distillation. Cursor, where OpenAI reportedly accounts for just 5% of customers according to its CEO, is seeking a resolution before the deadline. Anthropic used the moment to announce it will boost compute support for Claude inside Cursor.