#Musk Calls for Auction of OpenAI Shares#

Elon Musk's lawyer, Marc Tobolowsky, representing large AI investors, has sent letters to the California and Delaware attorneys general calling for a forced auction of OpenAI shares, escalating Musk's feud with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Tobolowsky wants to participate in a public and competitive bidding process for OpenAI equity. People familiar with OpenAI's thinking say there are no such auction plans and believe Musk's camp is simply "trying to create more chaos." Musk's motivation for demanding an auction of OpenAI shares is unclear, but it may be related to his dissatisfaction with OpenAI's current direction. Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI but later left the company and has publicly criticized OpenAI for deviating from its original non-profit goals. The incident has raised concerns about the future direction of OpenAI and sparked discussions about the ethical and societal implications of AI technology development and application.