Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging that the company has strayed from its original mission of developing AI technology for the benefit of humanity. Musk claims that OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft has turned it into a profit-driven organization. The lawsuit argues that this violates the founding agreement, which stated that OpenAI would be a nonprofit and its technology would be open source. Musk specifically points out that OpenAI’s GPT-4 model is being kept secret for commercial reasons, making it a de facto Microsoft proprietary algorithm. The lawsuit seeks to hold OpenAI accountable and return it to its original mission. Musk has been vocal about the risks of AI and previously called for safeguards to prevent its misuse. The lawsuit also mentions that OpenAI released a highly capable model, GPT-4, and is rumored to be working on a more advanced model called Q Star. Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, was briefly fired and then rehired in 2023. Musk’s lawsuit claims that Altman, along with Brockman and Microsoft, used Microsoft’s influence to replace board members with individuals more aligned with Microsoft’s interests. The lawsuit also mentions that regulators are investigating the partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft for potential antitrust concerns. OpenAI has declined to comment on the lawsuit.
