Musk Drops Lawsuit Against OpenAI

Above: Elon Musk and Sam Altman speak at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit on October 6, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Image copyright: Michael Kovac/Contributor/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

Now a for-profit entity aligned with Microsoft, OpenAI no longer publishes or open-sources its research, contradicting its founding principles. The Sam Altman-led firm is hypocritical in commercializing its powerful AI models, such as GPT-4. Musk's questions are relevant even if they don't have a legal bite.

Narrative B

The least that can be said about Musk's lawsuit against Altman and OpenAI is that he aimed to advance his own commercial interests and AI ventures. His assertions are convoluted and baseless, and probably fueled by envy since he left OpenAI before its success exploded in the public consciousness.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 19% chance OpenAI Inc. will change its mission statement before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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