Musk testifies at OpenAI trial it’s not OK to ‘loot a charity’
Elon Musk testifies in court that transforming OpenAI from nonprofit to for-profit entity amounts to looting a charity.
Elon Musk testifies in court that transforming OpenAI from nonprofit to for-profit entity amounts to looting a charity. | Contesto: cronaca
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- Musk testifies at OpenAI trial it’s not OK to ‘loot a charity’
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Elon Musk testified in federal court on Tuesday that OpenAI’s transformation from a nonprofit research lab into a profit-driven corporation amounts to looting a charity, escalating his legal battle against the artificial intelligence company he helped found. During his testimony in San Francisco, Musk told the court that OpenAI cofounder and president Sam Altman betrayed him and the public by steering the organization toward commercial interests, a move Musk said violated the original mission of developing AI for the benefit of humanity. “It’s not OK to loot a charity,” Musk said, according to court transcripts reviewed by Al Jazeera. The Tesla CEO and billionaire entrepreneur is suing OpenAI, Altman, and cofounder Greg Brockman, alleging breach of contract and fiduciary duty. The lawsuit, filed in February, centers on Musk’s claim that OpenAI was established as a nonprofit in 2015 with a pledge to develop artificial general intelligence safely and openly. Musk contributed $45 million in early funding. However, he argues that after he left the board in 2018, Altman and other executives shifted the company’s focus to profit, culminating in a multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft and the release of commercial products like ChatGPT. Legal experts say the case could set a precedent for how courts interpret the obligations of nonprofit organizations that later pursue for-profit ventures. “The core question is whether a charitable mission can be abandoned once private investment is involved,” said University of California law professor Rebecca Chen, who is not affiliated with the case. “Musk’s testimony directly challenges the notion that a nonprofit’s assets can be repurposed for shareholder value without donor consent.” OpenAI’s defense has argued that the company never promised to remain a nonprofit indefinitely and that its shift was necessary to secure the computing power and talent required for advanced AI research. The company has also pointed to Musk’s own for-profit ventures, including Tesla and SpaceX, as evidence that he understands the need for commercial funding. In court filings, OpenAI’s attorneys described Musk’s lawsuit as a “disgruntled...
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