Elon Musk Offers to Drop Lawsuit if OpenAI Changes Name to 'ClosedAI'

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:11pm on 08 Mar 2024,Friday Tech Today

Elon Musk proposed dropping his lawsuit against OpenAI if the company rebrands as 'ClosedAI'. Musk accused OpenAI of straying from its mission and prioritizing profits. OpenAI, founded with Musk in 2015, denied allegations and released private emails, stating Musk initially suggested merging with Tesla for funding. Musk, who left OpenAI's board in 2018, allegedly claimed the company's success probability was zero upon departure. OpenAI refused Musk's proposal to attach to Tesla for funding, leading to his exit. The lawsuit exposes tensions between Musk and OpenAI over the company's direction and priorities.

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