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In the latest development, Elon Musk has withdrawn his lawsuit complaint accusing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of breaching the company’s founding promise of prioritizing humanity over profits.
Just a day before a California judge was scheduled to hear OpenAI’s motion for dismissal, the billionaire withdrew his complaint. Musk had alleged that the company had transformed into a “de facto subsidiary” of Microsoft Corp., contravening the original agreement to operate as a non-profit organization focused on developing artificial intelligence for the betterment of humanity.
The conflict between OpenAI and Musk has been widely covered long before the legal proceedings. Musk was among the initial supporters and co-founders of the startup but later severed ties with the organization.
OpenAI countered Musk’s claims by asserting that he had previously supported the company’s transition to a for-profit entity and encouraged it to seek substantial funding. OpenAI refuted any allegations of breaching a founding agreement or committing to make its technology open-source, as Musk has asserted.
In the past year, Musk launched his own AI venture, xAI, as a direct competitor to OpenAI. Recently, xAI secured a substantial $6 billion Series B funding round, attracting investment from prominent firms like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Fidelity Management & Research Company.
According to its website, xAI is driven by a mission to “understand the true nature of the universe.” Notably, the company introduced Grok, a chatbot inspired by “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” last year. Grok underwent an extensive two-month training period before its debut and comes with real-time knowledge of the internet.
Elon Musk didn’t explain regarding his sudden change of heart and why he decided to withdraw the OpenAI lawsuit. However, in his recent message on x platform, Musk said that he would speak on this later.
NEWS: Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman. https://t.co/hxDrenmZzO
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June 11, 2024
Musk declared on Monday that he would prohibit the use of Apple Inc. devices across his companies if OpenAI’s artificial intelligence software were to be integrated at the operating system level. He labeled such an alliance as a potential security threat.
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