Elon Musk and Sam Altman face off in court over OpenAI’s founding mission
Summary
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are in a legal fight in California over OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company they started together. Musk says Altman broke their original agreement by turning OpenAI into a for-profit business, while Altman and OpenAI deny this and say Musk agreed to the change.Key Facts
- The lawsuit started on Monday in a federal court in Oakland, California.
- Musk accuses Altman, OpenAI leaders, and Microsoft of breaking their contract and unfairly gaining money.
- Musk wants Altman and OpenAI’s president removed and asks for over $134 billion in damages.
- OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a non-profit organization by Altman, Musk, and others.
- Musk gave about $38 million to OpenAI but left its board in 2018 after disagreements.
- OpenAI later created ChatGPT and raised billions from Microsoft.
- In 2025, OpenAI changed its main business to a for-profit company with regulatory approval.
- OpenAI counters that Musk’s money was a donation, not an investment, and that he agreed to the business becoming for-profit in 2017.
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