Elon Musk files an injunction to stop OpenAI from becoming a for-profit [Video]

Elon Musk asked a court to stop Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI, and other co-defendants from transitioning the ChatGPT maker into a for-profit enterprise.

Per TechCrunch, Musk filed a motion on Friday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing Altman, Brockman, OpenAI board members, and stakeholder Microsoft of “violating the terms of Musk’s foundational contributions to the charity,” and engaging in anticompetitive behavior as OpenAI seeks to convert from non-profit to for-profit status.

“Plaintiffs and the public need a pause,” said the court filing. “OpenAI’s path from a non-profit to for-profit behemoth is replete with per se anticompetitive practices, flagrant breaches of its charitable mission, and rampant self-dealing.”

Musk was an early investorand board member of OpenAI, but broke ties with the company in 2018. He later claimed Altman and Brockman violated their agreement of maintaining its non-profit status and developing open-source AI …