Elon Musk seeks up to $134B from OpenAI and Microsoft over ‘wrongful gains' from his initial contributions

Core Viewpoint - Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming he deserves the "wrongful gains" they received from his early support [1][4] Group 1: Musk's Contributions and Claims - Musk contributed approximately $38 million, which accounted for 60% of OpenAI's early seed funding, and played a significant role in recruiting staff and lending credibility to the project [7] - Musk's expert witness, financial economist C. Paul Wazzan, calculated the gains that OpenAI and Microsoft received from Musk's contributions, asserting that these gains are much larger than Musk's initial investment [10][8] Group 2: Responses from OpenAI and Microsoft - OpenAI described Musk's lawsuit as "baseless" and part of a "harassment campaign," while Microsoft has stated there is no evidence that it "aided and abetted" OpenAI [5][10] - Both companies have challenged Musk's damages claims in a separate filing, arguing that Musk's expert analysis should be excluded as it is "made up," "unverifiable," and "unprecedented" [11]