Elon Musk Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI for Endangering Humanity
ELON Musk has launched legal action against the world’s biggest AI firm — saying it is a danger to humanity.
The Tesla chief, 52, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, claimed it put profits before transparency.
Musk’s Allegations against OpenAI
In Californian documents, he accused OpenAI boss Sam Altman of a “stark betrayal” for signing a £9billion deal with Microsoft.
Mr. Musk also said ChatGPT creators were working towards Artificial General Intelligence — when computers are smarter than people — without safeguarding.
Threat of AGI according to Elon Musk
He wrote: “OpenAI is not just developing but is actually refining an AGI to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity.
“AGI is a grave threat to humanity.”
Microsoft’s Involvement in OpenAI
Microsoft is now the biggest investor in the company and last year supplied $10bn in funding to incorporate OpenAI’s GPT systems on the Bing browser.
Musk’s Current Ventures
The lawsuit claims that Musk, who quit OpenAI in 2018, contributed £100million in start-up funding.
Mr. Musk now runs rival chatbot firm xAI alongside the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter.
OpenAI and Microsoft were approached for comment.
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