Backed out the day before the hearing? Musk withdraws lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

On Tuesday, as part of Elon Musk's love-hate relationship with OpenAI, Musk decided to withdraw the lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman after the company announced its collaboration with Apple. This move, just a day before the hearing, clearly demonstrates Musk's unique style of marketing through controversial topics.

Elon Musk Withdraws Lawsuit Against OpenAI

According to court documents filed on June 11 in the San Francisco Superior Court, Elon Musk's lawyers have requested an unconditional dismissal of the lawsuit just a day before the scheduled hearing.

Reportedly, the hearing was set to take place the following day, where a federal judge would decide whether to dismiss the case or allow it to proceed to the next stage.

However, the unconditional withdrawal does not mean the case is permanently dismissed; Musk may still potentially file suit in the future.

CNBC reported in an article:

The legal basis for the lawsuit was considered weak as there was a lack of a formal contract signed by all parties involved.

Recap: Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman

In March of this year, Musk criticized the partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft and filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging that the company had deviated from its original mission of developing AI beneficial to humanity rather than profit-driven:

Microsoft's control over Sam Altman and the OpenAI board would prevent GPT-4 from transitioning into AGI open-source general artificial intelligence, even maintaining the secrecy and profitability of related technologies.

Profit-driven motives prompted Musk to sue OpenAI and Sam Altman, demanding a return to open-source principles

Musk demanded the closed-source AI company return to open-source principles and sought to prohibit Microsoft, Sam Altman, and Gregory Brockman from profiting through AGI technology. He also accused OpenAI of breaching fiduciary duties and engaging in unfair business practices.

According to CNBC, Musk's 35-page complaint focused largely on his role and significance in the founding of OpenAI, claiming that the current success of ChatGPT was mainly due to viral dissemination.

On the other hand, OpenAI responded, stating that Musk was the one who initially sought to monopolize OpenAI but failed to deliver on promises of resources:

Musk had proposed a $1 billion AGI outreach program but ultimately contributed less than $45 million.

OpenAI Counters Musk: He wanted to monopolize OpenAI and didn't actually invest $1 billion

Clashes with OpenAI

The ongoing clashes between Musk and OpenAI are not new. Most recently, OpenAI announced a collaboration with Apple to integrate ChatGPT into iPhone, iPad, and Mac systems.

Musk criticized this as "unacceptable safety violations":

Apple can't even build its own AI, yet claims to ensure that OpenAI will protect user safety and privacy, which is absurd.

However, Apple stated that user IP addresses would remain hidden, and OpenAI would not access private data.

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