Elon Musk sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over Microsoft links - BBC News

The lawsuit accuses the firm of abandoning its founding principle of benefiting humanity.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy Liv McMahonTechnology reporterElon Musk is suing OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, arguing it has breached the principles he agreed to when he helped found it in 2015.

The lawsuit - which has also been filed against OpenAI boss Sam Altman - says the firm has departed from its original non-profit, open source mission.

It says instead of trying to "benefit humanity" - as it was set up to do - it is focusing on "maximising profits" for major investor Microsoft.

OpenAI has been approached for comment.

The firm was created with the intention of building what's known as artificial general intelligence (AGI) - AI that can perform any task a human being is capable of.

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