Is Musk’s Attack on OpenAI Hypocritical?
Musk is no stranger to a court case, with the billionaire previously levying a number of high-profile lawsuits throughout his career, including filings against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and X advertisers. Yet, the world’s richest man’s lawsuit against OpenAI’s non-profit pivot may come across as particularly hypocri.
Despite Musk being outspoken about big tech monopolies, the Tesla boss has repeatedly tried and failed to buy rival AI company DeepMind, and previously pushed OpenAI to be a for-profit company in 2017, before deciding to leave after he wasn’t given majority control, according to a blog post by OpenAI.
Musk’s own AI company – xAI – is currently only valued at a fraction of OpenAI, and with the billionaire recently being sidelined from President Donald Trump’s $500Bn Stargate project which heavily involves OpenAI, it’s likely that his recent legal jabs are driven by personal grudge, rather than his moral stance on the safe development of AI.
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