Elon Musk sues Sam Altman, OpenAI over agreement breach
Elon Musk urges OpenAI to return to its open-source principles and requests an injunction to prevent the for-profit exploitation of AGI technology.
Elon Musk, owner of X, SpaceX and Tesla, is in a legal battle with OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, claiming a breach of their nonprofit agreement.
The legal action against OpenAI and Sam Altman focuses on the claimed departure from their founding principles. In a recent filing, Musk argues that OpenAI’s collaboration with Microsoft has deviated from its original mission of advancing open-source artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the benefit of humanity.
Musk’s legal action, submitted in the San Francisco Superior Court, details complaints such as contract breach, fiduciary duty violation, and unfair business practices. He urges OpenAI to return to its open-source principles and requests an injunction to prevent the for-profit exploitation of AGI technology.
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