Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, has since left and has formed his own AI company, xAI.
Musk is asking for a jury trial and for the company, Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman to pay back the profit they received from the business.
But Altman, Brockman and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever in 2019 formed OpenAI LP, a for-profit entity that exists within the larger company’s structure.
Musk’s complaint said that company and its partnership with Microsoft violated OpenAI’s charter, representing a breach of contract.
“Where some like Mr. Musk see an existential threat in AGI, others see AGI as a source of profit and power,” the complaint stated.
Persons:
CNN — Elon Musk, OpenAI, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, Musk, Altman, Greg Brockman, Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, “
Organizations:
CNN, Microsoft, “
Locations:
AGI