Elon Musk drops case against OpenAI and Sam Altman but without prejudice
Elon Musk withdraws lawsuit against OpenAI.
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What you need to know
Earlier this year,Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altmanfor a stark betrayal of the company’s founding agreement. Musk further claimed that the ChatGPT maker has seemingly transformed intoa closed-source de facto subsidiary for Microsoft.
The billionaire’s suit indicated OpenAI is using itsGPT-4 modelto generate profit for itself and other partners like Microsoft, rather than using it to benefit humanity. He added that OpenAI’s GPT-4 model constitutedAGI (artificial general intelligence). Through the suit, Musk requested the court to compel OpenAI to revert to its founding mission and vision, including publicizing its research, findings, and technological advances.
In a surprising turn of events,Elon Muskhas dropped the case against OpenAI andSam Altman. Through his lawyers, Musk requested the dismissal of the suit. However, the filings didn’t disclose the reason behind the billionaire’s sudden change of heart.
Interestingly, the application for dismissal was made just a day beforeOpenAIwas supposed to make its case after allegations of veering off its founding mission. It’s worth noting Musk’s lawyers asked for the dismissal of the suit without prejudice. This means Musk will still have grounds to relaunch the suit later.
Musk blatantly expresses his reservations toward AI advances over privacy concerns
Elon Musk is arguably one of the harshest critics of new AI advances. In the past, he’s claimed thattechnology might end humanity, take over our jobs, and more.
His latest comments were centered onApple’s new AI strategyandpartnership with OpenAI. According to the billionaire:
“If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation. And visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage.”
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He even teased that he mightventure into the mobile landscapeand develop the “Grok Phone.”
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