Elon Musk sues OpenAI for abandoning original mission for profit

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging they abandoned the startup's original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity, not for profit.

The lawsuit, filed late on Thursday in California Superior Court in San Francisco, marks the culmination of Musk's long-standing opposition to the startup he co-founded. Musk's lawsuit alleges a breach of contract, stating that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman originally approached him to create an open-source, non-profit company.

However, the startup established in 2015 is now focused on generating profits. Some legal experts said Musk's allegations of breach of contract, based partly on an email between Musk and Altman, might not hold up in court.