Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI

At the end of February 2024 local time, Elon Musk sued the AI development company OpenAI . However, Musk has dropped the lawsuit.

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/11/24176462/elon-musk-openai-lawsuit-sam-altman-dropped

Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/11/elon-musk-drops-suit-against-openai-and-sam-altman.html

Musk has often criticized OpenAI, which he helped launch, for being a non-profit organization that has since become a for-profit.

In February 2024, he sued Microsoft, alleging that OpenAI, which was launched as a non-profit organization, had effectively become a subsidiary of Microsoft. Musk claims that when he launched OpenAI, he and the other founding members agreed to an agreement to 'keep OpenAI a non-profit organization and its technology open source.' Musk claims that OpenAI violated this agreement by partnering with Microsoft. Musk asked the court to force OpenAI back into a non-profit organization that develops open source software and to issue an injunction prohibiting Sam Altman and Greg Brockman from using OpenAI or its assets for financial gain or for the benefit of Microsoft or any other entity.

Elon Musk sues ChatGPT developer OpenAI, claiming it is a 'de facto subsidiary of Microsoft' - GIGAZINE

In response, OpenAI countered that Musk wanted either a merger between OpenAI and Tesla or to acquire a majority stake in OpenAI, gain control of the board of directors, and become CEO.

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, sued by Elon Musk, says 'Elon wanted absolute control over OpenAI' - GIGAZINE

However, it has become clear that the contract that Musk claims does not exist. In fact, Musk mentioned the 'foundation agreement' (the contract that Musk and other founding members signed with the company when OpenAI was founded) in his complaint. On the other hand, the complaint does not submit the founding agreement as evidence, and Musk acknowledges that the founding agreement is basically just a 'vibe' that the founding members got from emails. Therefore, the media pointed out that 'there is no legal basis to support Musk's claims.'

In addition, OpenAI also mentioned that there was ' no agreement ' regarding the establishment contract as asserted by Mr. Musk.

In this case, a judge in California was scheduled to consider a request by the defendant, OpenAI, to dismiss the lawsuit, but Musk withdrew from the lawsuit one day before the hearing.

The decision comes just one day after Musk posted, 'If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, my company will be banned from using Apple devices. This is an unacceptable security breach,' shortly after Apple announced Apple Intelligence .

If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024