Twitter CEO Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft over allegations that the tech giant illegally used Twitter’s data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
Microsoft recently announced that it will remove Twitter from its ad platform, meaning users will no longer be able to access their Twitter accounts through Microsoft’s social media management service.
While Microsoft’s decision may be a principled one about not paying large fees for a service that was previously free, Musk appears to be upset about Microsoft’s use of Twitter data for training its AI tools.
Musk helped to form OpenAI, a nonprofit company that serves as a counterweight to Google, but he has since left and is now planning to launch his own ChatGPT competitor, possibly called TruthGPT.
The high stakes involved in the new wave of AI tools have the potential to transform many parts of society, and it remains to be seen if Musk will follow through on his threat to sue Microsoft.
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
