"The world's richest man, who co-founded OpenAI, is suing the ChatGPT developer and its chief executive, Sam Altman, over claims its leaders violated the organisation's founding mission by shifting to a for-profit model. The US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, told a hearing there was plenty of evidence that suggested OpenAI's leaders made assurances that its original nonprofit structure was going to be maintained."
"Musk's xAI and its chatbot Grok are competing with OpenAI and other technology developers. Musk is seeking unspecified monetary damages from what he calls ill-gotten gains by OpenAI. In a statement after the hearing, OpenAI said: Mr Musk's lawsuit continues to be baseless and a part of his ongoing pattern of harassment, and we look forward to demonstrating this at trial."
A federal judge found enough disputed facts to send Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI to a jury, with trial scheduled for March. The suit alleges OpenAI leaders assured contributors the organisation would remain a nonprofit but shifted toward a for-profit model. Musk asserts he contributed about $38m (roughly 60% of early funding), provided strategic guidance and credibility, and seeks unspecified monetary damages as recovery of alleged ill-gotten gains. The complaint accuses co-founders of plotting a for-profit switch and pursuing multibillion-dollar deals. OpenAI called the lawsuit baseless and part of ongoing harassment, while Musk's attorneys say they will present evidence at trial.
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