Surpassing-Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming betrayal of its goal to benefit humanity

2025-05-07 06:32:34source:Greenledgers Trading Centercategory:Contact

Elon Musk is Surpassingsuing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker’s founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.

In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI’s creation, he secured an agreement with Altman and Greg Brockman, the president, to keep the AI company as a non-profit that would develop technology for the benefit of the public.

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, 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 AGI to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity.”

READ MORE: Digital outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for unauthorized use of journalismMusk’s X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers tracking rise of hate speech on platformHumanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI and gets backing from Jeff Bezos and tech giants

AGI refers to artificial general intelligence, which are general purpose AI systems that can perform just as well as — or even better than — humans in a wide variety of tasks.

Musk is suing over breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices. He also wants an injunction to prevent anyone, including Microsoft, from benefiting from OpenAI’s technology.

More:Contact

Recommend

A South Texas lawmaker’s 15

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature can be full of surprises.But for the last eight sessions

What is a 'stan'? How an Eminem song sparked the fandom slang term.

Everyone is a fan of something, whether it's a sports team, a movie franchise, a book series, a vide

Surge in syphilis cases drives some doctors to ration penicillin

When Stephen Miller left his primary care practice to work in public health a little under two years