Tesla CEO Elon Musk sued OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, CEO Sam Altman, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman. This is because they gave up Open AI’s mission to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of humanity.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and others reported on the 1st (local time) that “CEO Musk filed a lawsuit in a San Francisco court the day before, saying, ‘Open AI violated the purpose of the company’s establishment for its own benefit.’”
CEO Musk, who co-founded OpenAI with Altman and Brockman in 2015, said, “(At the time of co-founding) we agreed to pursue a non-profit company for the ‘good of humanity’ rather than a single company.” “However, OpenAI “It has been transformed into a de facto private subsidiary of Microsoft (MS), the largest technology company,” he claimed. Contrary to the original promise to make software code open source for the world to share, access to AI technology was restricted by signing a partnership with Microsoft.
CEO Musk also took issue with the replacement of board members during Altman’s return. “We ousted the majority of the startup’s board of directors who were committed to its original mission of developing technology for the benefit of humanity,” he said. “The new board is a big fan of Altman, who has more experience in business and politics than AI ethics and governance.” He said.
This is not the first time that CEO Musk has attacked Open AI. After clashing with CEO Altman and stepping down from the board in 2018, he warned that “AI could become too powerful for humans to control.” Last year, a new company called X.AI was created, saying, “We will create a competitor to Open AI.”
Musk asked the court to force OpenAI to disclose all of its research and technology to the public and to order the company and Altman to give up money they received through illegal practices. Currently, OpenAI and MS have not released an official position on this.
Bloomberg News said, “This case is likely to be one of the most important conflicts that attract public attention related to AI,” and added, “Attention is also paid to the impact it will have on Altman and Microsoft, which have recently raised large funds and are facing unfair investigations at home and abroad.” I commented. WSJ also predicted, “The lawsuit could increase the confusion surrounding Open AI.”
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