Recently, Elon Musk has taken legal action against OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, attempting to remove them from their executive positions. In the legal documents submitted, Musk accused OpenAI of fraud and requested the court to restore the company to a true non-profit organization. The case is expected to be heard in a federal court in California on April 27.
Musk stated that OpenAI was co-founded by him and Altman in 2015, with an initial commitment to operate as a non-profit. However, he claimed that the company later "intentionally manipulated" this commitment, leading him to donate $38 million (approximately 262 million yuan) without knowing the true situation. He hopes the judge will rule that Altman and Brockman have deceived him and remove them from their positions at OpenAI.
In the legal documents, Musk's lawyers pointed out that removing the executives is a common remedy for maintaining the public mission of a charitable organization. Additionally, Musk has requested the court to order OpenAI to return to its non-profit operational model, emphasizing the importance of this for protecting the company's original purpose.
Since Musk left OpenAI in 2018, his relationship with the company has gradually deteriorated. In 2023, he founded his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, and conducted a merger with SpaceX, aiming to compete with OpenAI in the field of artificial intelligence. In response, OpenAI has accused Musk of using improper means to undermine its business, including collaboration with Meta's CEO Zuckerberg.
Additionally, Musk's legal team proposed in an early document that OpenAI and its investor Microsoft should compensate up to $13.4 billion (approximately 92.3112 billion yuan) in damages, claiming that this was the "illegal gain" obtained by the two companies due to Musk's early support of OpenAI. In response, OpenAI recently sent letters to the prosecutors in California and Delaware, urging an investigation into Musk and his related parties' improper conduct.
Key Points:
🌟 Musk sues OpenAI, requesting the removal of CEO Altman and President Brockman.
💰 Accuses OpenAI of fraud and hopes the court orders it to revert to a non-profit organization.
⚖️ The case is scheduled to be heard in a federal court in California on April 27.
