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Elon Musk sues ChatGPT parent OpenAI and its CEO

Billionaire who helped fund OpenAI in its early days, says its relationship with Microsoft has undermined its original mission

In the filing in San Francisco, Elon Musk took aim at the restructuring of OpenAI’s leadership last year

Elon Musk has filed suit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, alleging they have breached the artificial-intelligence start-up’s founding agreement by putting profit ahead of benefiting humanity.

The 52-year-old billionaire, who helped fund OpenAI in its early days, said the company’s close relationship with Microsoft has undermined its original mission of creating open-source technology that wouldn’t be subject to corporate priorities. Musk, who is also chief executive of Tesla, SpaceX and X, ...