Musk's complaint, filed in California state court, alleges that OpenAI and its partnership with Microsoft violated the company's founding charter, constituting a breach of contract. He is seeking a jury trial and for the company, CEO Sam Altman, and co-founder Greg Brockman to repay the profit they received from the business. OpenAI, which was founded to check the potential threat of artificial generative intelligence (AGI) to humanity, maintains that it has not diverged from its mission and plans to dismiss all of Musk's claims.
Key takeaways:
- Elon Musk, co-founder of OpenAI, is suing the company for allegedly diverging from its original nonprofit mission and chasing profit.
- OpenAI has responded by publishing several of Musk's emails from the company's early days, suggesting that Musk acknowledged the need for the company to make significant money to fund its AI ambitions.
- Musk had suggested a $1 billion funding commitment for OpenAI and promised to cover any shortfall, but OpenAI claims he only committed $45 million.
- Musk's lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and its partnership with Microsoft violated the company's founding charter, and he is seeking for the company and its co-founders to pay back the profit they received from the business.