The two US antitrust agencies sided with part of Elon Musk’s argument to block artificial intelligence startup OpenAI from restructuring as a for-profit company.

U.S. antitrust enforcers weighed in on Friday on Elon Musk's lawsuit seeking to block OpenAI's conversion to a public company, pointing out legal doctrines that support his claim that OpenAI and Microsoft engaged in anticompetitive practices.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has weighed in on Elon Musks lawsuit to block OpenAIs transition to a public company, highlighting legal doctrines that could support Musks claims of anticompetitive

The service is a fully managed offering from Microsoft based on technologies developed by ChatGPT creator OpenAI. The defendants, dubbed as "Does" in the lawsuit, are accused of violating multiple laws such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and a federal racketeering law.

Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a "hacking-as-a-service" scheme that was designed to allow the creation of harmful and illicit content using the company’s platform for AI-generated content.

Microsoft takes legal action against a hacking group using stolen Azure API keys to create harmful AI-generated content.