Elon Musk is seeking up to 134bn R2.19-trillion from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing he deserves the wrongful gains they received from his early support of the artificial intelligence startup, according to a court filing on Friday.
OpenAI gained between 65.5bn and 109.4bn R1.07-trillion and R1.79-trillion from the billionaire entrepreneurs contributions when he was co-founding OpenAI from 2015, while Microsoft gained between 13.3bn and 25.1bn R218.23bn and R411.87bn, Musk said in the federal court filing before his trial against the two companies.
OpenAI, Microsoft and Musks lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comments outside business hours. OpenAI has called the lawsuit baseless and part of a harassment campaign by Musk. A Microsoft lawyer has said there is no evidence that the company aided and abetted OpenAI.
