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>>modele+(OP)
In what capacity is Musk suing OpenAI? Musk may have co-founded the company, but then he left (to avoid any potential future conflict of interest with his role as CEO of Tesla, as Tesla was increasingly becoming an AI-intensive company). Is he a shareholder, if not what gives him any say in the future of the company?

>>breadw+2J
He's a donor to the OpenAi non-profit organization.

>>userna+BM
A donor usually is only able to say how his donation will be used. For example, if you donate to Harvard University, you can say the money will be earmarked for scholarships, but you don't get a say on how the university is managed. You can at best say you will no longer donate based on how the university is managed.

>>breadw+HN
A donor can sue and win in cases of fraud. Being a 501 (c) isn’t some shield that means any behavior is permitted.

In this case there’s a specific agreement that’s allegedly been breached. Basically they said results of AI research would be shared openly without benefiting any specific party, and then later entered into a private agreement with Microsoft.

I don’t know how binding any of this is, but I doubt this will simply be dismissed by the judge.