OpenAI CEO Challenges Elon Musk's Allegations in Court

According to Odaily, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has contested Elon Musk's claims of illegal competitive suppression by OpenAI, stating in court documents that Musk's allegations lack factual support. Altman's legal team submitted a 33-page document to a federal judge in Oakland, California, arguing that there is no evidence to substantiate the existence of such a conspiracy. The lawyers also noted that Musk has not demonstrated any harm resulting from the alleged anti-competitive actions by OpenAI. Musk's extensive 107-page lawsuit accuses Altman of fraud, self-interest, and unfair competition. Altman's attorney, Jordan Eth, highlighted in Wednesday's filing that Musk has not provided a reasonable explanation of how or why he would suffer irreparable harm without judicial intervention. The document serves as Altman's response to Musk's request for U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to order an immediate halt to what Musk describes as OpenAI's unfair and illegal restrictions on its competitors. Musk seeks to prevent OpenAI from transitioning from a non-profit to a for-profit entity and wants the judge to prohibit OpenAI from restricting its investors from investing in competing tech companies, including Musk's own AI company, xAI, which is developing the chatbot Grok.