Elon Musk accepts loss in dispute with OpenAI.
In February, billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against the founders of OpenAI, claiming that the company had not stuck to their original agreement and had become profit-driven, forming an alliance with Microsoft. However, the suit has since been dropped, and no explanation has been provided.
Musk, founder of Tesla, sued OpenAI in February, accusing the company of deviating from its initial mission of being a non-profit organization. He argued that instead, Microsoft was now reaping the profits, violating the agreement's terms. OpenAI argued there was no formal agreement that had been breached. This dispute came to the forefront as OpenAI developed ChatGPT, a popular AI chatbot that led to hype about the potential of artificial intelligence.
ChatGPT, which has been trained on a vast array of information, can write text at a level comparable to a human, creating responses by eliminating specific words in a sentence. The AI generates responses based on how the sentence should be completed. The development of ChatGPT sparked a range of ideas from unlimited possibilities in the digital world to fears of human extinction. Following the lawsuit, OpenAI countered by accusing Musk of seeking complete control over their company and the CEO position. They further claimed that he had advocated for the merger of OpenAI with Tesla, the electric car manufacturer he leads.
Although OpenAI didn't provide a public response to Musk's claims, a blog post from co-founders, including CEO Sam Altman, was published. It detailed that Musk had sought complete control of OpenAI and the CEO position. Additionally, Musk had suggested a merger between OpenAI and Tesla in 2018. Although Musk did not respond to these allegations, they appear to be largely based on emails from that time.
Now, OpenAI and Microsoft are moving forward, as the AI chatbot continues to generate public interest and concern over the potential future of AI.
