Author: Brayden Lindrea, CoinTelegraph; Translated by: Tao Zhu, Golden Finance
Elon Musk has withdrawn a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman that accused the artificial intelligence company of straying from its original mission of developing AI for the benefit of humanity, rather than for profit.
Musk’s lawyers asked to dismiss the breach of contract lawsuit without prejudice, according to a June 11 court filing in San Francisco Superior Court.
A dismissal without prejudice means the case is not permanently dismissed, so Musk can sue again in the future.
Earlier court documents show it came just one day before a federal judge is scheduled to decide whether to dismiss the case or allow it to proceed to the next phase.
Musk did not issue a statement on his decision to drop the lawsuit.
Details of Musk's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which does not affect OpenAI and Altman. Source: California Superior Court
On February 29, 2024, Musk sued OpenAI and Altman for breach of contract, claiming that the company created by ChatGPT deviated from its original mission of developing large language models for the "benefit of humanity, not for profit."
His complaint specifically concerns OpenAI’s partnership with tech giant Microsoft to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) technology, and its choice to launch ChatGPT-4 in a closed-source manner.
At the time, Musk urged OpenAI to return to its open source principles and request an injunction to prevent AGI technology from being used for profit.
Musk also filed a complaint against OpenAI for breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices.
The billionaire’s latest issue with OpenAI involves a partnership with Apple that will see ChatGPT integrated into iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating systems.
Musk claimed that Apple's decision was an "unacceptable security violation" for Apple users because it entrusts privacy and security to a third party like OpenAI.
However, Apple claims that user IP addresses will remain hidden and OpenAI will not store data requests.
“It knows your personal data, but it doesn’t collect your personal data,” Apple emphasizes when talking about Apple Intelligence’s “privacy commitment.”
Last November, Musk helped launch Grok, an AI chatbot designed to compete with the likes of ChatGPT.
xAI, the company behind Grok, raised $6 billion in funding in late May from Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Fidelity Management & Research Company, among others.
