SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, renowned business magnate and co-founder of OpenAI, has recently filed a lawsuit against his own company and its CEO, Sam Altman. In the lawsuit, Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI and Altman have breached contracts and shifted their focus towards profit, rather than maintaining their original commitment to humanity. Musk’s lawsuit also claims that he allegedly withheld funding from the artificial intelligence company due to disagreements over its direction.
Elon Musk Wants OpenAI To Change Its Name To ‘ClosedAI’
Adding fuel to the fire, Elon Musk has publicly stated that he would drop the lawsuit on one condition: if OpenAI alters its name to ‘ClosedAI.’ This proposition is rooted in Musk’s belief that the company is falsely representing its operations and should “stop living a lie.” Musk wrote that changing the name to ‘ClosedAI’ would more accurately reflect the company’s current stance.
In a light-hearted twist, Musk also shared an edited picture of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s guest ID card, where the details were amusingly altered to display the words “ClosedAI” along with the OpenAI logo. The image has since gone viral, garnering over 32 million views and a flurry of comments.
OpenAI’s Response To Elon Musk’s Allegations
In retaliation to Elon Musk’s allegations, OpenAI released a series of private emails exchanged with Musk, which exposed their past disagreements regarding the company’s direction, funding, and the recent lawsuit. The emails provide a glimpse into the rift between Musk and OpenAI, as they reveal Musk’s proposition for OpenAI to be attached to Tesla as a steady source of funding, which he referred to as a ‘cash cow’. However, his proposal was rejected, leading Musk to depart from OpenAI and initiate a competing AGI project within Tesla.
OpenAI claimed that Musk’s lawsuit is an attempt to gain absolute control over the company’s direction and that it remains committed to its original mission of developing safe and beneficial artificial intelligence.
This controversy began taking shape earlier this month, on March 1, when Elon Musk lodged a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. Musk’s allegations stem from his belief that the company has deviated from its original mission, prioritizing profits over their initial commitment to benefit humanity.
In response to Musk’s legal action, OpenAI countered by releasing a chain of emails from Musk dating from 2015 to 2018. These communications disclose the disagreements and unresolved issues between Musk and the company, further hinting at the depth of the discord between them.
The story continues to develop, as Elon Musk’s pledge to drop the lawsuit if OpenAI changes its name to ‘ClosedAI’ adds a new dimension to the controversy. As the saga unfolds, the tech world waits with bated breath to see the outcome of this high-profile dispute between Elon Musk and the artificial intelligence company he co-founded.
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