From Silicon Valley to Wall Street to Washington, the blockbuster case that Elon Musk filed against OpenAI and its C.E.O., Sam Altman, has become Topic A.
It is the business world’s hottest soap opera.
But among lawyers, the case has become something of a fascination for a different reason: It poses a series of unique and unusual legal questions without clear precedent.
And it remains unclear what would constitute “winning” in a case like this, given that it appears to have been brought out of Musk’s own personal frustration and philosophical differences with Open A.I, a company he helped found and then left.
The lawsuit — which pits one of the wealthiest men in the world against the most advanced A.I.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, OpenAI, —, Morgan Chu
Organizations:
OpenAI, Microsoft
Locations:
Silicon, Washington