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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Elon Musk sues OpenAI accusing it of putting profit before humanity

headshots of the two men in open-necked shirts
Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk, who claims OpenAI has become a subsidiary of Microsoft. Composite: Reuters

Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, of betraying its foundational mission by putting the pursuit of profit ahead of the benefit of humanity.

The world’s richest man, a founding board member of the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, claimed Altman had “set aflame” OpenAI’s founding agreement by signing an investment deal with Microsoft.

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