Elon Musk Sues Sam Altman and OpenAI Over Alleged Breach of Contract and Commercialization of AI Technology [Video]

Tech Billionaire Elon Musk is known for his reservations regarding development and utilization of AI in the future. Now Twitter head has taken legal action against Sam Altman and OpenAI, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices. The lawsuit, filed in a San Francisco court on Thursday, accuses Altman and OpenAI of prioritizing profits for Microsoft over the advancement of humanity.

Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI alongside Altman in 2015, has voiced concerns over the organization’s collaboration with Microsoft, which he claims deviates from its original mission of developing open-source artificial general intelligence (AGI).

The lawsuit demands that OpenAI, its president Gregory Brockman, CEO Sam Altman, and Microsoft be prohibited from profiting from the AGI technology developed by the company.

One of Musk’s primary grievances is OpenAI’s release of GPT-4, an AGI tool, which is not freely accessible like its predecessors. Musk argues that charging for AGI tools …