Elon Musk took OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman to court. Musk, who owns SpaceX, Tesla, and X, accused OpenAI and Altman of betraying the founding goal of "serving humanity rather than pursuing profit."
In a filing with the Supreme Court of San Francisco, Musk reminded that he was one of those who funded the creation of OpenAI. Musk, who tops the list of the world's richest people, noted that he agrees with Sam Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman to keep the company as a nonprofit that prioritizes the public good.
Under the founding agreement, OpenAI will make its ** available to the public and not lock it up for the profit of any private company, the lawsuit alleges. But Musk claims that OpenAI and its executives "set the deal on fire" and "distorted" the company's mission by forging a close relationship with Microsoft.
The lawsuit includes the following statement: "OpenAI has become a de facto closed-source subsidiary of Microsoft, the world's largest technology company. Under the new board of directors, the company is developing artificial general intelligence. However, he did so to maximize Microsoft's profits, not for the benefit of humanity.
Artificial general intelligence refers to artificial general intelligence systems that are able to perform as well or even better than humans in a wide range of tasks.
Elon Musk sued OpenAI for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices. He also wants to enact a ban that will stop anyone, including Microsoft, from exploiting OpenAI technology.