OpenAI Accuses Elon Musk Of 'Cherry-Picking' Evidence In Lawsuit, Says He Backed For-Profit Shift And Quit After Failing To Secure Control
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-20 13:01
On Friday, OpenAI stated that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and xAI CEO Elon Musk initially supported a for-profit structure but exited the company after negotiations broke down over control, rather than mission. OpenAI Says Musk Misrepresented Internal Records OpenAI pushed back against Musk's lawsuit, accusing the billionaire of selectively using internal documents to misrepresent the company's origins and its shift to a for-profit structure. In a detailed blog post, OpenAI said Musk agreed as early as 2017 ...