OpenAI asks court to dismiss trade-secret lawsuit from Musk’s xAI

OpenAI requested a federal decide on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it lured workers away from Elon Musk’s synthetic intelligence startup xAI to steal its commerce secrets and techniques, calling the case a part of Musk’s “ongoing harassment” of the corporate. OpenAI denied xAI’s allegations and mentioned its claims have been false and unsubstantiated.

“Under Musk’s leadership, talented xAI employees are leaving in droves, and some are coming to OpenAI to help advance OpenAI’s mission,” the submitting mentioned. “Those employees have every right to go where they choose, and OpenAI has the right to hire them.”

Spokespeople and an legal professional for xAI didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the filings.

A spokesperson for OpenAI declined to remark.

xAI’s lawsuit, filed final week in federal court in San Francisco, alleged that OpenAI engaged in a “deeply troubling pattern” of hiring away former xAI workers to acquire entry to commerce secrets and techniques associated to its AI chatbot Grok, which it mentioned was extra superior than OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

The lawsuit is a part of a broader authorized battle between Musk and OpenAI, which he co-founded alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, amid a high-stakes race in Silicon Valley for expertise and to acquire market share within the burgeoning AI business.

xAI has individually sued Apple for allegedly conspiring with OpenAI to suppress rival platforms. Apple and OpenAI denied the allegations and requested the court to dismiss that case on Tuesday.

Musk can also be suing OpenAI over its conversion to a for-profit firm, whereas OpenAI has countersued Musk for harassment. OpenAI on Thursday known as xAI’s trade-secret lawsuit an try to intimidate OpenAI and “distract from the failures of [Musk’s] own competitive AI effort.”

“The truth is that xAI is hemorrhaging talent to other competitors, including OpenAI,” OpenAI mentioned.