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Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the company responsible for developing ChatGPT, and its CEO, Sam Altman. In the lawsuit filed in San Francisco, Musk alleges that OpenAI’s pursuit of profits is in violation of the initial agreement made when the company was established in 2015.
The lawsuit contends that Altman and OpenAI’s co-founder, Greg Brockman, approached Musk with the vision of creating an open-source, non-profit organization dedicated to developing AI for the betterment of humanity. Musk’s lawyers argue that OpenAI’s current focus on profits contradicts this foundational agreement.
Elon Musk, who was a co-founder of OpenAI but stepped down from the board in 2018, has now initiated legal action against the organization he helped establish. As of now, there has been no response from OpenAI, Microsoft, or Musk himself.
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot, skyrocketed to fame, becoming the world’s fastest-growing software application within just six months of its launch in November 2022. Its success spurred competition from major players like Microsoft and Alphabet, as well as numerous startups.
ChatGPT’s versatility led companies to use it for various tasks, from summarizing documents to coding, sparking a race among tech giants to develop their own generative AI offerings. Musk’s lawsuit adds a new layer of complexity to the evolving landscape of AI development and collaboration.
According to Musk’s lawsuit, Altman and Brockman initially approached Musk in 2015 to establish a non-profit organization focused on advancing AI for the benefit of humanity. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI’s collaboration with Microsoft for profit violates the company’s founding principles.
It’s worth noting that Microsoft has made significant investments in OpenAI, further complicating the situation. The outcome of this legal battle could have far-reaching implications for the future of AI development and collaboration.
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