In a post on X, Altman said IYO’s CEO, Jason Rugolo, had previously made repeated efforts to get OpenAI to either invest in or acquire his company. “Now he is suing OpenAI over the name. This is silly, disappointing and wrong,” Altman wrote.
Altman then went on to share screenshots of emails from Rugolo asking for investment and proposing a deal involving IYO’s intellectual property (IP).
He added, “It is cool to…