Elon Musk Expands Legal Battle Against OpenAI and Microsoft with Antitrust Claims
Musk accuses the tech giants of monopolistic practices in the generative AI market, alleging collusion to stifle competition.
- Elon Musk has amended his lawsuit against OpenAI to include Microsoft, alleging that the companies have formed a 'de facto merger' to dominate the generative AI market.
- The lawsuit claims that OpenAI and Microsoft have engaged in anticompetitive practices, including offering lavish compensation to recruit top AI talent and pressuring investors not to fund competitors.
- Musk's legal action highlights OpenAI's transformation from a nonprofit to a $157 billion for-profit entity, accusing it of prioritizing profits over its original mission of developing AI for the benefit of humanity.
- The complaint also names LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton as defendants, citing their roles in facilitating agreements between OpenAI and Microsoft.
- OpenAI has dismissed Musk's claims as baseless and part of an ongoing campaign to harass the company for his own competitive advantage.