Were only one week into 2025, but, already, OpenAI is having a tough year.
The suit asks for damages in excess of $75,000, as well as a jury trial.
The litigation has obviously pushed the claims to a much wider audience.
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Were the case to head to trial, it could prove disastrous for OpenAI from a PR perspective.
Altmans familyreleased a statementWednesday responding to Annies litigation.
All of these claims are utterly untrue, the statement reads.
This situation causes immense pain to our entire family.
The statement, which Altman shared on X, further characterizes Annie as mentally unwell and financially motivated.
It could be a group of people involved, a group of companies, a complete nexus.
The medical examiners autopsy hasnt been made publicly available yet.
Las Vegas police recently revealed details to reporters ata press conference on Tuesday.
Its a concerning moment.
just doesnt have a great ring to it).
The fraught economics of OpenAI
OpenAIs biggest dilemma may be less political than economic.
To be abundantly clear, as it stands, OpenAI currently spends $2.35 to make $1.
OpenAI also makes money by licensing usage of its algorithmic models for use in software products.
Sure, it could jack up prices, but OpenAI has competitors with deep pockets and similar benchmarks.
In short: OpenAI has its work cut out for it.
Its unclear, at this point at least, how its going to do that.
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