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Elon Musk adds Microsoft as defendant in his lawsuit against OpenAI

Nov 15, 2024 - engadget.com
Elon Musk has updated his lawsuit against OpenAI, adding more anti-trust claims and including Microsoft as a defendant. He has also included his company, xAI, and Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member and mother to three of his children, as plaintiffs. Musk initially sued OpenAI in March, accusing founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of violating the organization's non-profit mission by partnering with Microsoft. He withdrew the state court lawsuit in June before suing OpenAI and Altman again in federal court.

The amended lawsuit alleges that OpenAI is trying to eliminate competitors, including xAI, by making investors promise not to fund them. The lawsuit also claims that xAI has been harmed by OpenAI's and Microsoft's exclusive exchange of competitively sensitive information. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton have been named as defendants for their involvement with both OpenAI and Microsoft boards. Zilis was named as a plaintiff due to her similar concerns over OpenAI's deals.

Key takeaways:

  • Elon Musk has updated his lawsuit against OpenAI to include more anti-trust claims and added Microsoft as a defendant. His company, xAI, and Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member, have also been included as plaintiffs.
  • Musk originally sued OpenAI in March, accusing founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of violating the organization's non-profit mission by partnering with Microsoft. He withdrew the lawsuit in June before suing again in federal court.
  • OpenAI responded to the lawsuit by publishing old emails from 2015 to 2018, claiming that Musk was involved in the planning when the company first considered becoming a for-profit entity. The emails suggest that Musk wanted majority equity, control of the initial board of directors, the CEO position, and even proposed merging OpenAI with Tesla.
  • The amended lawsuit argues that OpenAI is trying to eliminate competitors, including xAI, by making investors promise not to fund them. The lawsuit also claims that xAI has been harmed by OpenAI's and Microsoft's exclusive exchange of competitively sensitive information. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton have also been named as defendants.
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