OpenAI filed a countersuit in opposition to Elon Musk on Wednesday, saying on X that “Elon’s nonstop actions in opposition to us are simply bad-faith techniques to decelerate OpenAI and seize management of the main AI improvements for his private profit.”
In the lawsuit, OpenAI’s legal professionals argue that “Musk’s continued assaults on OpenAI, culminating most not too long ago within the pretend takeover bid designed to disrupt OpenAI’s future, should stop. Musk ought to be enjoined from additional illegal and unfair motion, and held liable for the harm he has already prompted.”
Musk, who was a part of the preliminary founding workforce at OpenAI, initially sued final spring, saying he wished to drive the corporate to “return to its mission to develop AGI for the good thing about humanity” as a substitute of pursuing earnings. (The Verge’s editor-in-chief, Nilay Patel, discovered Musk’s authorized case in opposition to OpenAI “hilariously unhealthy.”)
Earlier this 12 months, Musk additionally provided $97.4 billion to purchase OpenAI, saying in an announcement that “it’s time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused drive for good it as soon as was.” OpenAI’s board of administrators unanimously rejected the supply, which immediately’s submitting known as a “sham bid.”
Disclosure: The Verge’s mum or dad firm, Vox Media, companions with OpenAI.
