Thank you Musk for dropping a blockbuster on the calm AI circle. OpenAI, which was already entangled in various copyright lawsuits, has become even worse. The plaintiff is the former founder and chief executive Musk. He alone sued OpenAI and eight of its associated companies, including Ultraman and others.
Actually, the two companies have been at odds with each other for a long time, and Musk has already criticized OpenAI many times.
Even in April last year, someone asked Musk on Twitter:Why not sue OpenAI for cheating him.
Musk also replied:Just wait and see. .
Facts have proved that Lao MaWhat you say must be done, and what you do must bear fruit.
Of course, OpenAI is not giving up at all. According to Axios, it firmly denies the accusation internally. The CEO of OpenAI also mocked:"It may be due to his regret that he is not involved in the company today."
Ultraman also replied on Twitter:Always with you.
However, after reading the 12,000-word lawsuit document, Shichao wanted to say that OpenAI may indeed be in trouble this time.
Let me take this report apart and talk about it.
Musk’s accusations includedBreach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair business practice5 counts including.Demand the return of income, open source technology, and return to non-profit.
The core of the lawsuit can be summarized as follows:
OpenAI, this kid, violated the non-profit founding agreement that benefits all mankind and became a tool for Microsoft to make money.
"Pursuing open source technology to benefit the public"
This goal is not just a verbal promise from Altman to Musk. It is even written on OpenAI’s company registration certificate.
Not only must we focusHuman interests, non-profit, it is more important to adoptOpen source model.
As a result, you, the thick-browed OpenAI, didn’t do any of it.
First, it changed from a non-profit organization to a limited profit organization.
Secondly, what Musk doesn’t understand is that it was agreed that it would be open source.Why is it that GPT-4 has been released for a year and the design is still hidden?
Neither willing to open source nor disclose technical details.
But he exposed his underwear to Microsoft. Also in 2019, we signed an agreement with Microsoft.It was agreed to exclusively license pre-AGI technology to Microsoft.
According to the lawsuit documents, OpenAI claims to benefit the public, but in fact it has made GPT-4 aMicrosoft’s proprietary algorithm is integrated into the Office suite.
Microsoft could make huge profits by selling GPT-4 to the public.
In addition, OpenAI has more than just GPT-4. For example, they are still developing a secret project called Q*, which is so powerful that even internal employees have warned of its potential power.
Are these confidential technologies included in this exclusive licensing agreement?
Musk also threw out a bunch of arguments to prove that OpenAI is no longer so independent in front of Microsoft.
In last year's exciting forced-forcible drama, it was Microsoft's constant pressure that forced Ultraman to reinstate him.
According to Chuanxin’s interpretation in the lawsuit report, after the board of directors was reshuffled, those internalThe structure that ensures the nonprofit mission is completely broken.
In January of this year, Microsoft’s vice president joined the OpenAI board of directors with great fanfare.
If Ultraman's return to the factory is unsuccessful, Microsoft will most likely get all the results of OpenAI.
Because after Altman left the board of directors, he boldly said: Even ifOpenAI is gone, he is not worried. Because they have talent, computing power, data,and all.
This means that if OpenAI does not accept it, he can take all the results and move into Microsoft.
With this series of operations, no wonder Musk would accuse,OepnAI has now become a closed-source subsidiary of Microsoft, the world's largest technology company.
Developing so-called general artificial intelligence that benefits mankind is all nonsense, and it is just about making a few more bucks.
OpenAI’s various changes of heart broke Musk’s heart.
Between the lines, everyone is crying about how he was betrayed by Ultraman.
How did Ultraman take the initiative to find himself and how did he promise to join hands to form a non-profit organization to fight against Google?
Musk, who was interested back then, worked hard and used his own network to recruit people, contacting them via phone calls and emails.
Another tens of millions were poured into it. From 2016 to 2020, Musk contributed more than 44 million US dollars. He even found and rented OpenAI's office, and he bought the first supercomputer.
Why did I piss OpenAI so hard?In the end, he was fooled.
Musk described the feeling as if you give aProtecting the Amazon Rainforestnon-profit organization, and then he turned around and made moneyAmazon Logging Company, use the results of your donation to chop down trees.
Musk really couldn't figure it out. How did a non-profit organization with a huge investment turn into a for-profit organization with a valuation of US$30 billion?
He also took the issue to a higher level.
If OpenAI can continue to operate like this, then will all entrepreneurs be able to defraud donations under the guise of being a non-profit? After the research is successful, then turn around and start a new company to make money. .
This is why I say that OpenAI may be really in trouble this time.
Musk not only used this to threaten to open source the open source technology and turn it back into a non-profit organization, but also demanded the return of the income during the contract period.
Maybe when you see this, you will think that "all human beings are not all human beings is all high-sounding bullshit."
Talking about business.
Musk may just feel that his XAI can't compete with others, and he is afraid that the two powerful companies will join forces, causing him to have no chance in the AI field.
To be honest, it’s not necessarily true. Let’s go back to 2012.
That year, Lao Ma met the co-founder of DeepMind, who told him that AI was very dangerous to human society and that humans might no longer be needed in the future.
One investor also said,The best thing he could do for humanity is to shoot Deep on the spotMFounder of ind.
As soon as these words came out, a seed was planted in Musk's heart."AIwill threaten humanity”of seeds.
Since then, he has become an AI safety evangelist.
I even contacted Obama specifically and said that AI is very dangerous and you should take care of it quickly. Of course, the end result was that no one liked him at all.
Later, he set out to prevent Google from attacking Deepmind.
In 2013, Google wanted to acquire Deepmind. Lao Ma chatted with the founder for more than an hour and wanted to invest in the acquisition. Unfortunately, he died in the end.
Until 2015, he met his destined Ultraman.
The two people hit it off immediately, and Ultraman took the initiative and said:Lao Ma, let’s build a non-profit artificial intelligence laboratory together and catch up with Google.
It was this sentence that triggered a series of subsequent chain reactions.
So, at least from these points, Lao Ma's words and deeds are consistent.
However, it is not clear whether this is his pure idea, or whether it is mixed with the idea of disrupting OpenAI.
In addition to the above, he also requestedThoroughly investigate OpenAI’s donation projects,as well asIs GPT-4 AGI?.
To be honest, Shichao is more concerned about these hidden contents than whether OpenAI is profitable or not. And what is the true face of the Q* algorithm? What is the core technology of GPT-4?
Friends, don’t worry too much, this drama won’t keep us waiting too long.
This lawsuit is currently scheduled to hold a case management meeting on July 31, 2024.
I believe it will be a very exciting debate by then.