For months, Elon Musk has been pointing the finger at the current management of OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, because they consider their actions to be too far from the company’s original intention. He even asks them for financial compensation for having “inflated the interest market”. Since its inception, the tech giant has operated on a non-profit basis, but that status may be about to change as its bot and other AI tools continue to expand. And, to the surprise of many, Elon Musk found an unexpected ally: Mark Zuckerberg.
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As TechSpot points out, Meta has asked California Attorney General Rob Bronta to block OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit entity. The company says allowing OpenAI to become such a company would set a dangerous precedent, as it would incentivize startups to benefit from this status until they become profitable. She also believes that nonprofit investors could make the same profits as traditional investors without facing the same tax pressures.
Meta supports Elon Musk
Bret Taylor, the current president of OpenAI, said the company would maintain a nonprofit division that would hold its stake in the for-profit entity. Elon Musk, meanwhile, has repeatedly accused the company of betraying its original mission and favoring Microsoft, which is currently OpenAI’s largest investor. In this context, Meta’s position is not surprising, as it is one of the main competitors of the creators of ChatGPT and has also invested billions of euros in its own AI technology.
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Both Elon Musk and Meta claim that OpenAI allows giants like Microsoft and Apple to dominate AI development. Meta therefore expressed its support for Musk and Shivon Zilis, considering them capable of representing the public interest in this conflict. Regardless, OpenAI has already released internal documents refuting Musk’s accusations, saying he supported the idea of a for-profit structure but left the company when he didn’t was unable to obtain majority control.
Article written in collaboration with our colleagues from IGN Brazil.
