Elon Musk dismisses ‘founding agreement’ lawsuit against OpenAI

Telsa CEO Elon Musk has dismissed his lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. Musk’s decision to withdraw the lawsuit came a day before a federal judge was expected to decide whether the case should be dismissed or allowed to proceed, Reuters reported. CNBC.

In court documents filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court, Musk’s lawyers asked that the breach of contract lawsuit be dismissed without prejudice, which would leave open the possibility of refiling it at a later date. The move was not accompanied by a public statement from Musk.

The news comes a day after Musk publicly criticized Apple on Monday for its partnership with OpenAI, saying he would ban Apple products from his company if the tech giant integrated OpenAI.

Last March, Musk sued OpenAI, Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman for breach of contract, saying the ChatGPT developers had abandoned their original mission to develop AI for “the good of humanity, not profit.”

In the lawsuit, Musk accuses OpenAI of keeping the design of GPT-4 secret and signing an exclusive licensing agreement with Microsoft, essentially turning OpenAI into a closed-source, profit-driven enterprise, contrary to its humanitarian origins.

“This case was brought to ensure that OpenAI lives up to its founding agreements and returns to its mission to develop AGI for the benefit of humanity rather than for the personal benefit of individual defendants and the world’s largest technology companies,” the complaint reads.

The “founding agreement” referenced has not yet been made public, but Musk’s lawsuit cites the company’s California certificate of incorporation, which states that the company’s technology “will benefit the public and that the company will open source it for the public benefit, where applicable.” “We will pursue technology,” he demanded. .

He added, “The company is not organized for the private benefit of any individual.”

OpenAI responded to Musk’s lawsuit and claims by publishing an internal Musk email stating that OpenAI’s profitability was also important to the SpaceX CEO.

The firing is the latest in a history of discord between Musk and the company he co-founded in 2015. Musk claimed responsibility for OpenAI’s success.

“I played a key role in recruiting key scientists and engineers,” Musk said. CNBC In May.

After OpenAI publicly launched GPT-4 last year, Musk joined other technology leaders in signing an open letter asking OpenAI to agree to a six-month moratorium on ChatGPT development. That same month, Musk launched rival AI developer xAI, and in November launched Grok, the first AI chatbot.

After Grok’s public launch, Musk and Altman exchanged insults on Twitter using their respective chatbots.

Altman’s joke prompt mocked Musk’s new chatbot, saying, “Be the chatbot that answers questions with creepy boomer humor in a kind of awkward shocked laugh-out-loud way.”

According to Altman, ChatGPT responded, “Okay, your chatbot is set up.” In the attached screenshot, the newly created ‘Grok’ includes the caption, ‘I tell jokes like your dad’s dad.’

Musk fired back, calling out OpenAI’s sophisticated programming using Grok.

“GPT-4? Closer to GPT-Snore!” Musk posted. “When it comes to humor, GPT-4 is about as funny as a submarine screen door.”

Although Musk withdrew the lawsuit, OpenAI is facing widespread scrutiny over its safety and security posture. Several founding executives left the company, saying Altman and company executives were prioritizing “shiny products” instead of thoughtful AI development.

Last month, OpenAI announced a new safety and security committee. Committee leadership includes Altman;

OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. decryption.

Edited by Ryan Ozawa.