Elon Musk has escalated his legal battle against OpenAI, seeking a court injunction to halt the company’s transition to a for-profit structure.
Musk alleges the move is “illegal” and warns of the potential dominance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the artificial intelligence market, which he claims threatens competitors, including his own AI startup, xAI.
In court filings, Musk accused OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, of abandoning the nonprofit mission they founded together in 2015.
He contends that OpenAI’s acceptance of billions in funding from Microsoft in 2019 marked a pivot toward profit-driven goals, deviating from its original purpose of advancing AI for societal benefit.
Musk’s arguments
Musk’s legal team argues that OpenAI has become a monopolistic entity, stating:
“It cannot lumber about the marketplace as a Frankenstein, stitched together from whichever corporate forms serve the pecuniary interests of Microsoft and Altman at any given moment.”
He also accuses OpenAI of…