Musk has filed suit in the state of California against OpenAI, where he was formerly a board member, alleging the company has strayed from its principles.
Elon Musk sued OpenAI for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices. OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a non-profit with the goal of benefiting all of humanity. Among the founders were Musk and the now-CEO Sam Altman.
The lawsuit alleges that although the company claims to still adhere to the founding principle, «OpenAI, Inc. has been transformed into a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the largest technology company in the world: Microsoft.» Microsoft partnered with OpenAI in 2020 for $13 billion. Since then, the company has continued to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and the lawsuit states that the company is using the AGI to increase Microsoft’s profits under its new board.
