# OpenAI Responds to Elon Musk Amid Ongoing Tensions

OpenAI has issued a brief but pointed statement on social media reaffirming its commitment to its founding mission, amid continued public disputes with co-founder Elon Musk.

The statement, posted on the company's official account, simply reads: "We are dedicated to the OpenAI mission and have pursued it every step of the way." The message comes as Musk has repeatedly criticized OpenAI's transformation from a non-profit research lab into a for-profit company closely aligned with Microsoft.

Musk, who helped establish OpenAI in 2015 with the goal of developing safe artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity, has accused the organization of abandoning its original open-source principles. He departed from OpenAI's board in 2018 and has since launched his own AI venture, xAI.

The tension