In a shocking turn of events, Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of straying from its non-profit research mission. This comes after OpenAI published emails between Musk and its co-founders, revealing Musk’s desire for a for-profit structure with full control.
The emails showed that Musk had pushed for OpenAI to secure $1 billion in funding and even suggested merging the company with Tesla. However, OpenAI asserts that Musk was involved in talks to establish a for-profit arm in 2017, but they ultimately couldn’t reach an agreement.
Musk eventually parted ways with OpenAI to focus on his own AI projects, including those within Tesla. In one email to OpenAI, Musk boldly stated that the probability of success without billions in funding was 0, urging the company to “raise billions or forget it.”
Since then, OpenAI has secured billions in investment, which seems to have fueled Musk’s apparent anger and frustration. It is unclear how this lawsuit will unfold, but it raises questions about the intersection of profit motives and altruistic intentions in the world of AI research.
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