Former OpenAI employees seek court permission to support Elon Musk's lawsuit, alleging the AI startup has abandoned its original nonprofit mission in favor of a for-profit structure.
Former OpenAI employees seek court permission to support Elon Musk's lawsuit, alleging the AI startup has abandoned its original nonprofit mission in favor of a for-profit structure.

Better Call Saul! (Wait Wrong Case)

Alright folks Saul Goodman here! You know the guy who makes the impossible possible – or at least makes it look good on paper. So Elon Musk my kinda crazy is takin' on OpenAI. And guess what? A bunch of ex OpenAI employees are lining up to spill the beans. It's like a 'Breaking Bad' reunion but with less meth and more…AI gone wrong. Seems like someone's been cookin' up something other than good intentions eh? I mean who trusts an AI company that’s gone all ‘for profit’? It's like trusting Walter White with a chemistry set. Things are gonna blow up folks. Believe me.

From Nonprofit to...Ka Ching!

These dozen disgruntled ex employees are all saying the same thing: OpenAI has gone rogue! They're siding with Musk claiming OpenAI's transformation into a money grubbing enterprise goes against its original mission. It's like finding out your grandma's been running a gambling ring in her basement. "If the OpenAI Nonprofit agreed to a change in the OpenAI corporate structure which took away its controlling role that would fundamentally violate its mission," the filings say. It's a betrayal plain and simple. They argue that CEO Sam Altman is turning a noble cause into just another Silicon Valley cash grab. 'Slippin' Jimmy' McGill wouldn't approve of that and neither does Saul Goodman!

The Mouse and the Musk et!

So Musk tried to buy OpenAI for a cool $97.4 billion – denied! Then SoftBank swoops in with a $40 billion funding round valuing OpenAI at a mind boggling $300 billion. It's a financial soap opera! Altman's building an empire and Musk's not happy about it. He's got his own AI startup xAI like a rival drug kingpin setting up shop across the street. These guys are going to be duking it out and let me tell you I want front row seats. And maybe a small cut for you know 'consulting.'

Trust Me I'm (Practically) a Lawyer!

Lawrence Lessig representing the ex staffers claims that converting to a for profit company would "breach the trust of employees donors and other stakeholders." Translation: people are pissed! These former employees feel betrayed because they signed up for a mission not a money making machine. It's like promising a client a Cadillac and delivering a beat up Geo Metro. Someone's gonna sue and I'm here for it. I mean not *literally*. I'm just saying *hypothetically* this could be a goldmine.

Who Are These Guys Anyway?

Let's give a shout out to the brave souls stepping up: Steven Adler Rosemary Campbell Neil Chowdhury Jacob Hilton Daniel Kokotajlo Gretchen Krueger Todor Markov Richard Ngo Girish Sastry William Saunders Carrol Wainwright and Jeffrey Wu. Remember those names folks! They're the ones trying to bring some accountability to this whole AI mess. Some have spoken out about their experiences at OpenAI in the past. They are the ones who blew the whistle.

It's All Gonna Blow!

Musk and OpenAI are now slinging lawsuits at each other like chimps throwing poo at the zoo. OpenAI is seeking punitive damages and an injunction to stop him from interfering further in its operations. It's a legal showdown of epic proportions! I’m telling you this whole thing is gonna blow up bigger than Tuco Salamanca's temper. And when it does Saul Goodman will be there ready to pick up the pieces and maybe make a buck or two. Because that's what I do. I'm a lawyer not a magician... though sometimes I wish I was.


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