US EditionElon Musk Accused of Making up Math to Squeeze $134B From OpenAI, Microsoft
Elon Musk seeks $134 billion in damages, claiming OpenAI broke its non-profit promises after he provided 60% of early funding, with trial set for late April.
- On Thursday, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled the case should go to trial based on recently unsealed documents, with a jury trial set for April 27 in Northern California federal court.
- In 2015, OpenAI was founded as a non-profit aimed at developing AGI for humanity, but growing tensions led to Sam Altman’s 2023 ouster and reinstatement, and by 2025 it shifted to a for-profit public benefit corporation.
- More than 100 documents unsealed last week include Greg Brockman, OpenAI president’s diary entries saying `It all comes down to the money`, plus internal emails showing Microsoft preferred over Bezos and Satya Nadella’s early AI concerns.
- A jury will be asked to determine if OpenAI breached non-profit duties and if Microsoft knowingly aided the shift, while Elon Musk seeks $134 billion in damages for his $38 million seed funding.
- OpenAI counters that Elon Musk sought $80B, majority equity, and AGI control by his children, while Musk uses X to accuse OpenAI of `stolen a charity` and fraud, raising broader AI governance stakes.
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In the trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, the billionaire relied on the calculations of a financial economy expert to claim up to 134 billion damages.
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