Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices over the company's transformation from its 2015 nonprofit origins. Musk, an early investor and co-chair who resigned from OpenAI's board in 2018, claims the company abandoned its founding agreement to develop open-source AI for humanity's benefit after accepting billions from Microsoft starting in 2019 and incorporating a for-profit arm. The lawsuit seeks to compel OpenAI to make its research public, prevent the company from using assets for Microsoft's financial gain, and establish that GPT-4 and Q* constitute artificial general intelligence outside Microsoft's license. Legal experts including Georgetown's Anupam Chander and Brooklyn Law School's Dana Brakman Reiser express skepticism about Musk's standing and likelihood of success, while OpenAI declined comment and industry observers predict zero impact on AI development.
Story comments
Loading comments…