Because for Elon Musk, beyond the personal problem he has with OpenAI, the latter would do everything to prevent competition from emerging. “ OpenAI has attempted to starve competitors of AI talent by aggressively recruiting employees with lavish compensation packages, and is on track to spend $1.5 billion on personnel for just 1,500 employees » states the complaint.
Result, still according to the same complaint, OpenAI and Microsoft “ have a nearly 70% share of the generative AI market, which constitutes a monopoly or, alternatively, an attempt or conspiracy to monopolize the generative AI market. » Finally, to support his accusation of a deliberate desire to wipe out competition, Elon Musk’s complaint cites an article from Financial Times, dated October 2, in which we learned that OpenAI asked participants in its latest fundraising (6.6 billion dollars!) not to finance competition, such as Anthropic or xAI. Would Elon Musk have a solid case in his hands?
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