The lawsuit also alleges that OpenAI is developing a stronger AGI model known as Q* and that Microsoft has significant influence over the company. Musk's lawsuit seeks to compel OpenAI to adhere to its original mission of developing AGI for humanity's benefit. However, legal experts question Musk's standing to sue, as he is not a board member and stopped supporting OpenAI financially before it allegedly deviated from its mission. OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google have yet to comment on the lawsuit.
Key takeaways:
- Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, accusing them of prioritising profit over humanity's benefit and betraying the company's founding mission.
- The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI, now a 'de facto subsidiary' of Microsoft, is developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) to maximise profits for Microsoft rather than for the benefit of humanity.
- The lawsuit also claims that OpenAI, Altman, and OpenAI's president, Greg Brockman, violated the founding agreement in 2023 by releasing GPT-4, a powerful model that underpins OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot, in secrecy.
- The lawsuit is seeking to compel OpenAI to adhere to the founding agreement and return to its mission to develop AGI for the benefit of humanity, not for personal or corporate profit.