Elon Musk (left), chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. and Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI. (Photos: Bloomberg) Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman on Fraud and Breach-of-Contract Claims
According to the 83-page complaint, filed Monday in California's Northern District by Toberoff & Associates, Altman "induced" Musk to finance OpenAI by deceiving him about his intent to convert the company into a for-profit enterprise and feigning shared concerns about the "existential dangers" of artificial intelligence.
August 06, 2024 at 09:34 AM
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Litigation
The original version of this story was published on The Recorder
What You Need to Know
- Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its leadership on Monday.
- The suit echoes a similar complaint filed by Musk in February and dismissed in June.
- Musk alleges that OpenAI's CEO and president defrauded him about the company's intent to become for-profit.
Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, its affiliated companies, founder Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman for alleged fraud and breach of contract just two months after dropping a similar suit against the ChatGPT-maker.
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