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Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for ‘Perverting’ Nonprofit AI Mission

‘STARK BETRAYAL’

The Tesla boss alleges that the lab was supposed to be working solely for the “benefit of humanity” instead of profit.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company has been transformed into a profit-making enterprise rather than creating artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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