Reuters – Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion, more than R$719 billion, from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing that he deserves the ‘improper gains’ they received from their initial support of the artificial intelligence startup, according to a court filing on Friday.
OpenAI earned between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion from the billionaire entrepreneur’s contributions when he co-founded the company in 2015, while Microsoft earned between $13.3 billion and $25.1 billion, Musk said in the federal court filing before his trial against the two companies.
OpenAI, Microsoft and Musk’s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside business hours.
OpenAI called the lawsuit ‘baseless’ and part of a ‘harassment’ campaign by Musk. A lawyer for Microsoft said there is no evidence that the company ‘aided and abetted’ OpenAI.
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The two companies challenged Musk’s compensation claims in a separate lawsuit on Friday.
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Musk, who left OpenAI in 2018 and now runs xAI with its chatbot competitor Grok, alleges that OpenAI, operator of ChatGPT, violated its founding mission in a high-profile restructuring into a for-profit entity.
An Oakland, Calif., judge ruled this month that a jury will be heard in the trial, which is expected to begin in April.
