From patentlyo:

Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company has strayed from its original nonprofit mission of developing AI for the benefit of humanity. Musk contributed over $44 million to OpenAI, but now claims the company’s alignment with Microsoft’s commercial interests poses risks to society.

The lawsuit centers around OpenAI’s latest language model, GPT-4, which Musk argues constitutes AGI and could potentially reach artificial super intelligence (ASI). He believes AGI could lead to automation replacing humans across occupations, destabilizing economies and making people less essential than machines. Musk has long voiced concerns about the dangers of AGI, but his calls for regulation have largely gone unanswered.

The lawsuit will likely involve determining whether programs like GPT-4 and Q* legally qualify as AGI. Potential approaches for evaluating AGI include the Turing Test, an Employment Test, reasoning and problem-solving capabilities, and social and emotional intelligence. Understanding the inner workings of AI systems, like OpenAI’s language models, presents challenges due to their opaque designs that mimic the human brain.

OpenAI’s lack of transparency makes it difficult to assess whether their AI models truly exhibit comprehension and reasoning or are simply recognizing patterns. The litigation process may compel OpenAI to provide more inner transparency in order to defend its position. The legal test for determining artificial general intelligence remains a complex and evolving question, with important implications for the future of AI development and regulation.



Read more at patentlyo: The AGI Lawsuit: Elon Musk vs. OpenAI and the Quest for Artificial General Intelligence that Benefits Humanity