New Delhi | Updated 06-08-2024, 10:51 AM
- Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of prioritizing profits over public good.
- The lawsuit seeks to invalidate OpenAI’s licensing agreement with Microsoft.
- Musk previously withdrew a similar lawsuit in June without explanation.
Elon Musk has reignited a legal battle against OpenAI, the company he co-founded in 2015, and its CEO Sam Altman. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, accuses OpenAI of prioritizing profits and commercial interests over the public good.
Musk alleges that once OpenAI’s technology began to significantly impact generative artificial intelligence, CEO Sam Altman shifted the company’s focus towards financial gain. This is not the first time Musk has challenged OpenAI’s trajectory. In February, he filed a lawsuit claiming that OpenAI had deviated from its original mission to develop AI for the benefit of humanity. That lawsuit was withdrawn in June without explanation.
The current lawsuit seeks to invalidate OpenAI’s licensing agreement with Microsoft. Musk contends that the license, which allows Microsoft to use OpenAI’s language models, exceeds the scope of their partnership. This partnership has seen Microsoft invest billions of dollars into OpenAI in exchange for integrating its AI models into Microsoft’s computing services.
The February lawsuit accused OpenAI’s founders of straying from their original goal of creating AI to benefit humanity. However, Musk’s legal team asked a California state court to dismiss that suit in June without providing a reason.
This latest lawsuit marks Musk’s ongoing efforts to challenge the direction of OpenAI, reflecting his concerns about the ethical and commercial implications of AI development.
