The legal dispute between Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft continues to ferment, and the conflicts between the two sides are becoming increasingly intensified. Musk accused OPENAI in violation of the contract and engaged in unfair business behavior and failed to perform the trust responsibility. At the same time, Microsoft also listed Microsoft as the defendant and believed that it played an improper role in it. The lawsuit involves a huge amount and controversy in the development direction of the artificial intelligence industry, which has aroused widespread attention globally. The results will have a profound impact on the future development of artificial intelligence.
A legal dispute between Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and OpenAI and its investor Microsoft may soon usher in new progress. Recently, OPENAI and Microsoft submitted a motion to dismiss Musk's lawsuit to the California Court of California, saying that Musk's 105 pages of complaints proposed in the lawsuit had no factual basis and was full of unfounded theory.
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The cause of this series of disputes can be traced back to March 2024. Musk prosecuted Openai and accused him of violating the contract, engaging in unfair business behavior, and failure to fulfill trust responsibility. Musk claimed in the lawsuit that OpenAI's relationship with Microsoft transformed it into a profitable company, which violated its original tenet. In response, OpenAI released a series of emails with Musk, showing that Musk tried to control the organization, but parted ways in 2018 after failing to do so.
OpenAI's legal team pointed out in the motion that Musk's lawsuit was a manifestation of "looking for a lawsuit for his own resentment", saying that its content lacks actual evidence and legal basis. Musk later included Microsoft in the lawsuit, accusing Microsoft of ill-behaved in the dispute. However, Microsoft responded in its legal documents that Musk's prosecution lacked specific facts, belonging to no targeted allegations, and stated that he had nothing to do with Openai's founding process and should not be the defendant of the lawsuit.
In addition, Musk's legal team requested a preliminary ban on Openai in December last year, arguing that OpenAI will cause damage to it when transforming into a public interest company. However, the judges of the California Court of California recently said that Musk's irreversible damage was forced, but she also paid attention to the close relationship between Microsoft and Openai, so she decided to allow the case to continue trial.
The judge mentioned: "What Musk said may be true, and we will verify this through trials." It can be seen that although OpenAI and Microsoft want to quickly reject the lawsuit, the case will still enter the court trial stage.
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Musk sued OpenAI and Microsoft for alleging improper business practices, and the case has attracted widespread attention.
OpenAI and Microsoft have stated that there is no factual basis for Musk's accusation and asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit.
The judge decided to continue trial and would verify whether Musk's allegations were established through trials.
What is the final result still needs to wait for the court's final judgment. This lawsuit not only related to the interests between Musk and OpenAI and Microsoft, but also have a profound impact on the future development of the artificial intelligence industry and it is worthy of continuous attention.