OpenAI has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, alleging that he has engaged in “bad-faith tactics” to hinder its business growth for his personal gain. The company asserts that Musk, who co-founded OpenAI with CEO Sam Altman but left several years ago, is attempting to seize control of cutting-edge AI technology. In a statement released on Wednesday, OpenAI accused Musk of using “nonstop actions” to undermine the company and claimed that his lawsuit against Altman last year was an attempt to prevent OpenAI’s conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit entity. The lawsuit was filed in response to Musk’s legal action and marks a new development in the high-stakes dispute between the two Silicon Valley giants. Last week, a federal judge in Oakland, California, set a trial date for March 2026 in Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI. The judge had previously declined to grant Musk an injunction that would halt OpenAI’s corporate restructuring. Musk alleges that OpenAI breached its contract by straying from its founding mission as a non-profit dedicated to developing AI for the benefit of humanity. Ari Lightman, a digital media and marketing professor at Carnegie Mellon University, commented on the situation, stating that the legal battle has been a distraction from the primary goal of making AI safe and equitable. “This is about control. This is about revenue. It’s basically about one person saying, ‘I want control of that startup,'” Lightman said. OpenAI also accused Musk of spreading false information about the company in a recent post on its website. Musk’s xAI, a competitor to OpenAI, has yet to match its rival’s progress. Last month, xAI acquired Musk’s social media platform, X, which was formerly Twitter. Musk claims that the combined company, XAI Holdings, is worth over $100 billion. In February, Musk made an unsolicited bid to purchase OpenAI for $97.4 billion, which was rejected by Altman. The lawsuit is the latest chapter in the ongoing saga between Musk and OpenAI.