The rivalry between Elon Musk et OpenAI dates back to the very creation of the company in 2015. Co-founder alongside Sam AltmanMusk left the organization in 2018, convinced of its likely failure. Since then, he has waged a fierce legal battle against his former partner, accusing OpenAI of having betrayed its initial mission: develop artificial intelligence beneficial to humanity. This confrontation is now taking an unexpected turn with the arrival of a new strong ally.
An unexpected alliance against a common competitor
Mark Zuckerberg has just joined the fightElon Musk against OpenAI. The CEO of Meta asked the California Attorney General on Friday to block the transformation of OpenAI into a for-profit company. In his letter, Meta accuses the company of Sam Altman to abuse its status as a non-profit organization to raise billions of dollars. This legal approach represents a radical change in the dynamics of the sector, because Zuckerberg et Musk usually have tense relationships, even threatening to come to blows.
The battle for legal status
The request for Meta then intervenes qu’OpenAI negotiate a fundraising of $6.6 billion, valuing the company at $157 billion. This transaction has a crucial condition: OpenAI is to become a for-profit company within two years. Faced with this contested transition, Musk launched a second lawsuit, accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of creating a commercial monopoly detrimental to its xAI business. OpenAI responded by publishing email exchanges showing that Musk himself had initially questioned the organization’s nonprofit structure.
The race to invest in AI intensifies
This legal war masks an economic reality: tech giants are investing heavily in artificial intelligence. Meta plans to devote up to $37 billion for infrastructure this year, primarily for AI. For its part, xAI, the company Muskjust secured $5 billion in funding. These colossal amounts demonstrate the strategic issues surrounding the development of artificial intelligence, while the debate on the legal structure d’OpenAI poses the fundamental question of the balance between technological innovation and social responsibility.
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