The legal battle between OpenAI and its co-founder Elon Musk has escalated, with OpenAI releasing a blog post that includes damaging text messages and accuses Musk of attempting to seize control of the company. The AI startup is fighting back against Musk's lawsuit, which alleges that OpenAI has strayed from its original nonprofit mission to develop AI for the public good.

The blog post, titled "You can't sue your way to AGI," is a direct response to Musk's recent lawsuit claims about OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman's power consolidation. The post outlines a series of text messages between Musk, Altman, and other OpenAI co-founders, including Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman, and former board member Shivon Zilis. The messages reveal Musk's attempts to maneuver into the CEO position and gain majority control of the company, which were rejected by OpenAI's co-founders.

One of the most striking revelations from the text messages is Musk's proposal to spin OpenAI into Tesla, which was previously reported. The proposal was rejected by OpenAI's co-founders, who feared a power struggle. Musk later resigned from the company and hosted a goodbye all-hands meeting with the team, where he encouraged them to "pursue the path we saw to raising billions per year" and stated that he would pursue advanced AI research at Tesla, which was the only vehicle he believed could obtain this level of funding.

The blog post also highlights Musk's reaction to OpenAI's new $20 billion valuation, which he described as a "bait and switch" in a text message to Altman. This interaction occurred around the time Musk was working to acquire Twitter. A few months later, Musk started an OpenAI competitor, xAI, which has raised eyebrows in the AI community.

The lawsuit, filed by Musk in March, alleges that OpenAI had strayed from its original nonprofit mission to develop AI for the public good. However, OpenAI's blog post suggests that Musk's true motives were to gain control of the company and its research. The post concludes by stating that OpenAI remains committed to its mission of ensuring AGI benefits all of humanity and will continue to uphold the values of innovation and free market competition.

The ongoing lawsuit has significant implications for the AI industry, as it raises questions about the role of nonprofits in AI research and the potential risks of commercialization. The dispute also highlights the challenges of balancing the pursuit of advanced AI research with the need for transparency and accountability.

As the legal battle continues, the AI community will be watching closely to see how the dispute unfolds and what it means for the future of AI research. One thing is clear: the stakes are high, and the outcome will have far-reaching consequences for the development of artificial general intelligence.