Elon Musk Drops Suit Accusing OpenAI of Breaching Founding Mission

Elon Musk dropped a lawsuit alleging OpenAI and its chief executive officer Sam Altman breached a founding promise last year by prioritizing profits over humanity. The billionaire withdrew his complaint a day before a California judge was set to hear OpenAI's request for dismissal. Musk had accused the company of becoming a "de facto subsidiary" of Microsoft Corp. in violation of a founding agreement to be a non-profit that developed artificial intelligence "for the benefit of humanity." OpenAI and Musk have been engaged in a well-publicized battle since well before the court case. Musk was an early backer of the startup and part of its founding team, before he had a falling out with the company.