Elon Musk’s $134B Claim Against OpenAI Is About More Than Money

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Elon Musk is seeking between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission and defrauded him in the process. The figures, first reported by Bloomberg, come from expert witness C. Paul Wazzan, a financial economist specializing in high-stakes valuation disputes.

Wazzan’s analysis argues Musk deserves a share of OpenAI’s roughly $500 billion valuation based on his $38 million seed contribution and early technical and business input. While the headline number is staggering, the size of the demand signals that this lawsuit is less about financial recovery—and more about control, governance, and the direction of AI development.

[JanEmil]

Elon probably have a case

[Revenant]

This is about control, not money.

[Capybara_Capybara]

Early founders always regret dilution.

[The_Walking_Dead]

Nonprofit narratives don’t survive scale.