Elon Musk files lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, alleging breach of contract and commercialization of AI technology. Musk contends that OpenAI’s collaboration with Microsoft deviates from its original mission of serving humanity.
Tech Billionaire Elon Musk is known for his reservations regarding development and utilization of AI in the future. Now Twitter head has taken legal action against Sam Altman and OpenAI, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices. The lawsuit, filed in a San Francisco court on Thursday, accuses Altman and OpenAI of prioritizing profits for Microsoft over the advancement of humanity.
Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI alongside Altman in 2015, has voiced concerns over the organization’s collaboration with Microsoft, which he claims deviates from its original mission of developing open-source artificial general intelligence (AGI).