Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, demanded the ouster of CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman in his lawsuit against OpenAI, arguing that any damages should go to the foundation rather than individuals.
On the 7th (local time), Musk's side filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Oakland, seeking to remove the two executives from the for-profit OpenAI and to exclude Altman from the board of the nonprofit parent organization, the OpenAI Foundation.
Musk's side said, "Removing an officer who fails to carry out a foundation's public-interest mission is a routine measure," and argued, "The two repeatedly abandoned their duties and pursued private gain."
They also asked the court to order that all equity and monetary gains obtained through OpenAI activities be returned to the foundation.
They further argued that all revenue from OpenAI's for-profit activities should also accrue to the foundation, and said that even if they win this lawsuit, they would turn over the entire damages award to the foundation.
Musk's side stressed that OpenAI's shift to a for-profit public corporation (PBC) should be nullified and restored to a nonprofit structure consistent with its founding purpose. They added that it should return to developing AI for the benefit of all humanity, not the interests of a few investors.
Musk provided about $38 million in 2015 when OpenAI was founded, and later filed suit, claiming OpenAI broke its nonprofit principles, pursued profit, and reaped unjust benefits.
In response, OpenAI on the 6th sent letters to the attorneys general of California and Delaware asking them to investigate Musk's actions as anti-competitive conduct.
The court is set to begin jury selection on the 27th.