When it comes to changing his mind, nobody does it quite like Elon Musk: in March, the billionaire filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, then retracted it in June, and now he seems to have reconsidered and is thinking about suing again.
This time, Musk claims that OpenAI and its two founders—Sam Altman and Greg Brockman—have violated the company's foundational mission of developing artificial intelligence technology for the benefit of humanity. Yes, it's the same narrative we heard in the previous lawsuit, but with more dramatic embellishments: the billionaire asserts that he was "carefully manipulated into creating a false nonprofit organization" and that he’s generally been ensnared in a "long-term scam."
“This is a stronger lawsuit,” said Musk's lawyer, Mark Toberoff, to The New York Times.
In the new suit, OpenAI is accused of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO Act) and conspiring to defraud Elon Musk, with claims that a contract with Microsoft should annul the tech giant's rights to OpenAI technology once artificial general intelligence (AGI) is achieved
Strong AI, or general artificial intelligence, refers to AI that can successfully perform any intellectual task that a human can..
It’s worth noting that Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but stepped down from the board three years later, citing a refusal to take the CEO position and a desire to integrate the company with Tesla. Since the startup launched ChatGPT, Musk has been vocally critical of the company and its leadership, particularly regarding its partnership with Microsoft.
In 2022, Elon signed an open letter demanding a six-month pause in AI development, but during that time, he established his own AI company, which has already released the chatbot Grok.
Source: The Verge
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