Elon Musk sues OpenAI for up to $134 billion in dispute over AI commercialization
Elon Musk is seeking as much as $134 billion in damages from OpenAI, according to court filings tied to his ongoing lawsuit against the AI firm. Musk’s legal team argues that his early backing of OpenAI justifies a return “many orders of magnitude greater” than his original investment. The suit claims OpenAI deviated from its nonprofit mission and became excessively commercialized after partnering with Microsoft. Musk, a co-founder who left OpenAI in 2018, contends that this shift violated the original agreement and undermines the principles on which the company was founded.
This lawsuit could have major implications for AI governance, investor rights, and the future structure of nonprofit tech ventures.
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