OpenAI Refutes Musk Claims of Broken Nonprofit Vows, Cites His Departure After Microsoft Deal

OpenAI denies existence of a "Founding Agreement" with Musk obligating it to remain a nonprofit, as Musk alleged in his lawsuit

OpenAI says Musk left the company in 2018 after a falling out over Microsoft deal, which marked shift away from nonprofit model

Microsoft has invested over $10 billion in OpenAI and owns 49% stake in for-profit arm

Musk claims OpenAI now seeks to maximize profits for Microsoft rather than benefit humanity

OpenAI tried to move to dismiss Musk's lawsuit, says he wanted to merge company with Tesla to gain full control back in 2015