Elon is going after OpenAI (the maker of ChatGPT and the video creator Sora) for allegedly putting profit over the good of the human race, which violates its core mission of AI tech for the masses.
Under its founding agreement, OpenAI would also make its code open to the public instead of walling it off for any private company's gains, the lawsuit says.
However, by embracing a close relationship with Microsoft, OpenAI and its top executives have set that pact 'aflame' and are 'perverting' the company's mission, Musk alleges in the lawsuit.
OpenAI was started as a nonprofit. Musk says when he bankrolled the company's creation, he ensured the company would remain a nonprofit to keep its technology from being centralized in the hands of a few powerful companies/entities.
'OpenAI, Inc. has been transformed into a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the largest technology company in the world: Microsoft,' the lawsuit filed Thursday says. 'Under its new Board, it is not just developing but is actually refining an [artificial general intelligence] to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity.'
Elon is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman "over breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices." He also wants a court injunction that would keep private companies from utilizing OpenAI's code behind closed doors.
If you want to know more about why Elon is concerned about this, here he is discussing the dangers and future of AI back in 2016 with Altman:
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