Elon Musk has requested to withdraw his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. The lawsuit accused the AI firm of deviating from its original mission to develop AI for the benefit of humanity rather than profit.
Musk’s attorneys filed a motion to drop the breach of contract lawsuit without prejudice in the San Francisco Superior Court on June 11. This means the case isn’t dismissed permanently, allowing Musk to potentially file again in the future.
The decision to withdraw the lawsuit came one day before a federal judge was scheduled to decide whether to dismiss the case or proceed to the next stage, as per earlier court filings.
As of now, Musk has not provided a statement regarding his decision to drop the lawsuit.
On February 29, 2024, Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Altman for breach of contract. He alleged that the creator of ChatGPT had strayed from its initial mission to develop large language models for the “benefit of humanity, not profit.”
His grievances centered around OpenAI’s collaborations with Microsoft to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) technology and its release of ChatGPT-4 in a closed-source format.
Musk insisted that OpenAI return to its open-source ethos and sought an injunction to halt the for-profit utilization of AGI technology.
Additionally, Musk lodged complaints alleging violations of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices against OpenAI.
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