Inteligencia Artificial (IA)
Paloma Firgaira
2026-04-29
5 min read
Elon Musk, who was once a proponent of OpenAI, is now facing the company with his own chatbot, Grok, in the competitive artificial intelligence sector. Musk claims in his lawsuit that he was misled about OpenAI's true mission, which he believes should have been altruistic and non-profit. The lawsuit also involves Microsoft, OpenAI's current strategic partner.
The conflict dates back to 2015 when Sam Altman convinced Musk to co-found OpenAI under the premise that it would be a non-profit lab and that its technological advancements would be publicly accessible. During the trial, Musk stated that a ruling allowing the "looting of a charitable organization" could jeopardize philanthropy in the United States, reflecting his concerns about the company's direction.
Musk, founder of Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), and xAI, supported the creation of OpenAI with the idea of prioritizing social welfare and ensuring that any developments were shared as open source. "I didn't want to fund a safe AI only to find out it was unsafe," he said. Before the trial began, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers asked Musk and Altman to moderate their social media posts during the process.
On Monday, Musk used his platform X to criticize Altman, who has gone from being his ally to his rival. The backdrop of the case is the dispute over who should control artificial intelligence and for whose benefit.
Musk invested at least $38 million in OpenAI, but the relationship broke down in 2018. A year later, OpenAI created a commercial subsidiary, attracting investment from Microsoft, which has committed up to $13 billion, valuing its stake at around $135 billion.
Currently, OpenAI is a powerhouse valued at $852 billion and plans to go public, driven by the success of ChatGPT, its generative AI assistant launched in 2022. However, OpenAI's structure, where a non-profit board controls a commercial subsidiary, has raised doubts among investors about the company's true priorities.
After the split, Musk founded xAI, which merged with SpaceX in February, valued at $1.25 trillion, with a public offering expected in June that could be historic.
Altman and Brockman's attorney, William Savitt, stated that his clients trust the facts will come to light. OpenAI, based in San Francisco, argues that the separation from Musk was due to his desire for total control, not the non-profit nature of the organization. In a recent post on X, OpenAI described Musk's lawsuit as a campaign driven by ego and competition.
Judge Gonzalez Rogers will decide at the end of May, based on the advisory jury's verdict, whether OpenAI breached a promise to Musk or simply capitalized on technology to succeed.
Musk is seeking to have OpenAI revert to a non-profit organization and the removal of Altman and Brockman. Although he initially claimed up to $134 billion in damages, he has waived any personal benefit and promises to allocate any compensation to OpenAI's own non-profit organization.
Paloma Firgaira
CEO
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