Elon Musk sues OpenAI accusing it of putting profit before humanity

Lawsuit says chief executive Sam Altman’s deal with Microsoft has broken organisation’s mission

Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, of betraying its foundational mission by putting the pursuit of profit ahead of the benefit of humanity.

The world’s richest man, a founding board member of the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, claimed Altman had “set aflame” OpenAI’s founding agreement by signing an investment deal with Microsoft.

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