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Elon Musk is seeking between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging they defrauded him by abandoning the AI startup’s original nonprofit mission. The claim is based on expert witness C. Paul Wazzan’s valuation, which calculates that Musk’s early $38 million investment and contributions entitle him to a share of OpenAI’s current $500 billion valuation.
While the legal team frames the suit as seeking standard startup investor returns, the figure is a fraction of Musk’s approximately $700 billion personal fortune. OpenAI views the lawsuit as harassment and claims Musk will make “deliberately outlandish” claims as the case heads to trial in April.
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