OpenAI: a closed-source AI system? The lawsuit says Musk’s Openai is an AGI to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for humanity

According to the lawsuit, which was filed late on Thursday in San Francisco, Musk’s Openai has been converted into a closed-source subsidiary of Microsoft.

“Under its new board, it is not just developing but is refining an AGI [Artificial General Intelligence] to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity,” claims the filing. “On information and belief, GPT-4 is an AGI algorithm.”

AI systems exist across a spectrum of openness, ranging from fully open source to fully closed, depending on how much their inner workings are shared with researchers and members of the public. Those in favor of open source argue the approach allows greater transparency and potential for innovation. Arguments against include warnings that it makes powerful AI models potentially available to criminals or geopolitical adversaries. Meta’s Llama 2 model is free to download, modify, and deploy—though it does have some limitations on use—while GPT-4 is not.