OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk, denies lawsuit allegations

OpenAI has recently denied all the allegations made by one of its early investors Elon Musk in his lawsuit. In March, Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over the violation of its foundation principles by partnering with Microsoft.

OpenAI’s lawyers deny Elon Musk’s lawsuit allegations in the recent court filing

Now the legal team of OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk in their recent filing. OpenAI’s lawyers said that the allegations made in the lawsuit are nothing more than “revisionist history.” They claim it’s Musk’s effort to boost his AI company, xAI, which recently unveiled Grok-1.5 Vision.

Talking of the same in the recent court filing seeking dismissal of the lawsuit, OpenAI’s legal team stated:

Years ago, plaintiff Elon Musk abandoned OpenAI when his bid to dominate the venture failed. Now that he has launched a competing artificial intelligence firm, Musk seeks to leverage the success OpenAI has achieved and to direct OpenAI’s affairs for his commercial benefit.”

OpenAI’s lawyers further dismissed the claims made by Musk about OpenAI’s promises not to monetize its technology. Previously, Musk said that the OpenAI’s certificate of incorporation quoted a pledge to make its product available to the public.

However, OpenAI lawyers also refuted such claims. They said that the billionaire Elon Musk had failed to show any evidence related to such a contract. Interestingly, OpenAI says that the pledge wasn’t open-ended. Talking about the same in the recent filing, OpenAI’s lawyers added:

In its certificate of incorporation, OpenAI, Inc. expressed its intention to ‘seek to open source technology for the public benefit when applicable,’ thus recognizing from the outset that its mission required ‘an ongoing conversation about what work should be open-sourced and what shouldn’t.

It is worth mentioning that the next hearing will take place on April 24, 2024. So, it will be interesting to see if the court dismisses the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk or not.