Musk sues OpenAI and its CEO Altman, claiming they violated the agreement made at the company's inception

ChainCatcher news, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in the San Francisco Superior Court for breach of contract. Musk stated in the lawsuit that Altman and OpenAI violated an agreement made at the founding of the artificial intelligence research company, which was to develop technology for the benefit of humanity rather than for profit. OpenAI's recent relationship with tech giant Microsoft has undermined the company's original commitment to public, open-source artificial intelligence.

Musk said in the lawsuit: "OpenAI has become a de facto subsidiary of the world's largest tech company: Microsoft. Under the new board's leadership, the company is not only developing but is actually improving artificial intelligence to maximize Microsoft's profits, rather than benefiting humanity."

Musk has made claims against OpenAI, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices, and is seeking to have the company return to open source. Musk is also requesting the court to issue an injunction to prevent OpenAI, its president Gregory Brockman, and CEO Sam Altman (listed as co-defendants in this case), as well as Microsoft, from profiting from the company's artificial general intelligence technology.