San Francisco, California - Billionaire Elon Musk recently asked a federal court to block Sam Altman's attempts to make OpenAI into a for-profit business, as the Tesla mogul allegedly believes it could cause "irreparable harm."

Musk's legal team filed for a preliminary injunction with the US District Court in San Francisco on Friday, arguing that Altman has been violating antitrust laws by forming a collaboration between OpenAI and Microsoft.

"OpenAI's path from a non-profit to a for-profit behemoth is replete with per se anticompetitive practices, flagrant breaches of its charitable mission and rampant self-dealing," the filing argues.

"It cannot lumber about the marketplace as a Frankenstein, stitched together from whichever corporate forms serve the pecuniary interests of Microsoft and Altman at any given moment."

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In recent years, OpenAI has established itself as one of the tech industry's fastest-growing startups, with its ChatGPT software bringing worldwide attention to the future of AI.

Musk was initially a major investor in the company but pulled away after a major falling out with Altman.

He has since tried to sue the company numerous times, arguing they breached a commitment not to become a for-profit business, an accusation the company has denied.

In a statement, OpenAI said, "Elon’s fourth attempt, which again recycles the same baseless complaints, continues to be utterly without merit."