Get the latest tech news

Elon Musk files for injunction to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit

Counsel for billionaire Elon Musk have filed for an injunction against OpenAI, seeking to prevent the company from transitioning to a for-profit.

In an amended complaint in November, the suit named new defendants including Microsoft, Hoffman, and Templeton, and two new plaintiffs: Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink exec and ex-OpenAI board member, and xAI. Musk’s motion for an injunction also alleges that Microsoft and OpenAI continue to illegally share proprietary information and resources, and that several of the defendants, including Altman, are engaging in self-dealing that harms marketplace competition. “Maintaining OpenAI’s charitable status pending final resolution and halting further self-dealing transactions by Altman protect both the organization’s founding mission and the public interest in proper administration of charities,” Musk’s attorneys wrote.

Get the Android app