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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Guardian staff and agency

Musk lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion can go to trial, US judge says

Sam Altman, left, and Elon Musk, right
Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI, is suing the ChatGPT developer and its CEO, Sam Altman, left, over claims its leaders violated founding nonprofit mission. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynoldssergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI is to go to trial after a US judge said there is plenty of evidence to support the billionaire’s case.

The world’s richest man, who co-founded OpenAI, is suing the ChatGPT developer and its chief executive, Sam Altman, over claims its leaders violated the organisation’s founding mission by shifting to a for-profit model.

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