The bitter rift between two billionaires in the silicon valley can form the future of artificial intelligence industry.
The CEO of Tesla El Musk, who has the start of its AI’s operation, is overcoming it in court and in a general war of words with Sam Altman, the leader of the Openai maker.
Musk, the richest man in the world and has President Trump’s ear, to the CEO of Openai, residing in San Francisco in the name of “” “Fraud processAt the same time, Al -Taman said Bloomberg This musk is not a “happy person.” Musk and Altman, with many others, participated in the founding of Openai in 2015.
The personal dispute is the legal challenge of the Musk for Openai, which threatens to slow down the company’s efforts at a time when the race is heated in the AI space. Musk filed a lawsuit against Openai last year on charges of fraud, violating the contract and credit duty on Openai’s efforts to change the company’s structure. He looks forward to the courts to obtain a judicial order to stop the “illegal” company behavior and search for compensation for damage and fees.
Openai has opposed many claims in the Musk suit.
“I hope it only competes by building the best product, but I think there was a lot of tactics, many lawsuits, and all other crazy things … We will only try to put our head and continue to work.” Bloomberg.
Well, reserve. What happens with Openai?
Openai has An extraordinary business model.
It started as a non -profit company and later launched a profit company to supervise its commercial operations. Its product has Chatgpt millions of users and is a family name, and helps to bring obstetric artificial intelligence to the main current.
But as competition from Google, Amazon, etc., Openai needed to raise more money. To facilitate this process, I started a plan Explore the change The profit of the General Avenues Company.
This annoying step early on Openai such as Musk, who said he has invested more than $ 44 million from 2016 to 2020 in Openai according to the belief that it would remain unbearable to serve humanity and do not become owned by the shareholders involved in profits.
What does Musk claim?
“Openaii behavior can have seismic effects on the silicon valley, and if it is allowed to stand, it can represent a model attack for technological startups,” Musk said in the court’s records last year.
On Tuesday, a judge against Musa’s request sentenced to issue a preliminary judicial order that would prevent Openai from changing the company’s structure. However, some allegations made by musk against the company will go in a trial, unless the dispute is settled.
In the court files, Musk claimed that Openai has deviated from its institution’s principles. Musk said he invested a lot of money, helped recruit talents under this hypothesis, and he was as a co -leader and reached the name “Openai”.
But Musk was flammable with Openai leaders after they were unable to agree on the future of startup.
In the court files, Musk said that from 2017 to 2018, Greg Brookman, co -founder of Altman and Openai, wanted to “reformulate non -profit organizations as an effort to money.” Musk Brissted, writing in an email, “Either do something alone or follow with Openai as a non -profit,” according to legal documents. Musk stepped from the Council in 2018.
How did Openai responded?
Openai says that Musk’s suit simply aims to slow a competitor. The company claims that Musk, while he was still in the board of directors, wanted to control the startup or bring it under Musk’s Electric Car, Tesla, which Openai was not in its interest.
Since Openai’s leaving, Musk has become a direct competitor. In 2023and Xai, which developed AI Assistant Grok and collected billions in financing.
The company said in the company: “It is sad that the matter has reached this with someone we liked deeply – a person who inspired us to the top, then told us that we would fail, and started a competitor, then we filed a lawsuit against us when we started making useful progress towards the Openai mission without him.” Site last year.
Obayye said that he welcomed the court’s decision, who refused to request musk for issuing a preliminary judicial order.
“This was always about competition,” Openai said in a statement this week. “Eleon’s emails showed that he wanted to integrate Openai to profit into Tesla. It was great for his personal interest, but not for our American mission or interests.”
Last month, Musk led an investment union to make an unwanted offer to buy Openai for $ 97.4 billion, which was rejected by the Openai Council. Openai said it is not for sale.
What is the opinion of experts in the case?
Legal experts and technology analysts say the issue can be played in multiple ways.
“The final question is, is this a state of altruism in exchange for greed, as it depicts musk, or is this a state of monopolistic prevention of companies, as well as Al -Tamman and Openai?” Neil Ilan, a partner with the law firm, St. “It is too early to know.”
Jane Monster, the administrative partner of Deepwateer Asset Management, said that at the highest level, it is understood that Musk is frustrating.
“I think his motives are, he felt he was separated,” said Monster.
But Rob Ender, the lead analyst at Enderle Group Consulting Services, said he believed that Musk would make these allegations against Openai, when Musk is very rich. It deserves more than 340 billion dollars, according to Forsa.
Ander said: “His real goal is to take the company, and it has nothing to do with what he already provides,” adding that he believes that the case should be rejected.
What happens after that?
The judge said that she is ready to accelerate the trial until this fall to deal with the central cases of the case, although “auxiliary claims” must be submitted to suit this schedule.
Marc Tobrov, the lawyer for Musk, said they were planning to accept the court’s offer.
“We are pleased that the court has made an urgent trial on the basic claims that lead this case, which in its words that submit” urgent “cases in the interest of the public,” Tiprov said in a statement. “We look forward to a jury confirming that the Taman before Musa’s charitable contributions, which you know very well, should be used for the benefit of the public rather than enriching it.”
What are the possible results?
If the jury control in favor of Musk, it will have enormous effects on Openai.
Experts said such a result can have an unbiased effect to provide many Openai’s relationships or contracts with business partners, including Microsoft, one of its supporters.
Elan said: “These troubles may not only be spent on Openai, but may also lead to unintended consequences,” Elan said.
Instead, if the case goes on the Openai Road, there may be law fees and damage to the company and Altman. Ilan said that Musk may not be able to recover his investments in Obayy.
Although Musk and Openai can settle, Elan believes that it is unlikely, given the unique characters concerned.
Illan said: “The settlement requires the privilege of weaknesses, the per capita, their perspective and their demands, and it will be difficult, in my view, that these strong and large personalities make such concessions.” “Both sides are unlikely to be able to put it aside in favor of obtaining immediate closure.”