Recently, the technology industry has caused another wave of waves. Elon Musk's lawyer Mark Toberov issued a formal appeal to the attorney generals of California and Delaware, asking them to promote OpenAI for a share auction. The move is seen as the latest escalation in a long-standing dispute between Musk and OpenAI's current CEO Ultraman. As an early supporter of OpenAI, Musk's relationship with the artificial intelligence giant has always attracted much attention, and this incident undoubtedly pushed the conflict between the two sides to a new level.
According to people familiar with the matter, Toberov represented a group of important AI investors and submitted formal letters to the top legal officials in the two states, expressing his strong willingness to participate in the open bid for OpenAI shares. However, an insider of OpenAI said that the company has no plans to conduct a share auction at present, and believes that Musk's move is intended to create public pressure and disrupt the company's normal operations. This equity dispute not only touched the nerves of the technology industry, but also triggered widespread speculation from the outside world about the future landscape of the AI field.
Looking back at the development of OpenAI, Musk's relationship with this company can be described as ups and downs. As one of the co-founders of OpenAI, Musk participated in the founding of the company in 2015 and provided important financial support in the early stages. However, due to differences in AI development routes and commercialization strategies, Musk chose to withdraw from the board of directors in 2018. Since then, the relationship between the two sides has continued to deteriorate, especially after OpenAI reached a strategic cooperation with Microsoft, Musk has repeatedly publicly criticized the company's decision-making direction. This attempt to intervene in OpenAI shares through legal means shows Musk's continued attention and influence in the company's future development.
Similar equity battles are not uncommon in the rapidly developing AI field. As the world's leading artificial intelligence research institution, OpenAI's equity changes not only affect the company's own destiny, but also may have a profound impact on the entire AI industry structure. At present, industry experts have different views on the impact of Musk's move: some believe that this may change OpenAI's governance structure, while others believe that this is just a strategic move by Musk to try to re-establish his influence in the AI field.
This equity battle reflects the current situation of fierce competition among technology giants in the field of AI. With the rapid development of AI technology and the continuous expansion of application fields, major technology companies are actively making arrangements to try to occupy a favorable position in this emerging field. Musk's move is not only a challenge to OpenAI, but also an important test of the entire AI industry structure. In the future, how this dispute will develop and whether OpenAI's equity structure will change are all worthy of the industry's continued attention.