{"id":486,"date":"2026-01-17T12:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2026-01-17T12:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:53:45","slug":"musk-claims-openai-microsoft-profited-from-his-early-ai-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=486","title":{"rendered":"Musk Claims OpenAI, Microsoft Profited From His Early AI Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SAN FRANCISCO:<\/strong> Billionaire entrepreneur <strong>Elon Musk<\/strong> is seeking up to <strong>$134 billion<\/strong> in damages from <strong>OpenAI and Microsoft<\/strong>, claiming the companies benefited unfairly from his early support of the artificial intelligence startup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a court filing submitted on Friday ahead of a jury trial, Musk argued that <strong>OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion<\/strong>, while <strong>Microsoft gained $13.3 billion to $25.1 billion<\/strong>, from his early financial backing and involvement when OpenAI was founded in <strong>2015<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk, who left OpenAI in <strong>2018<\/strong> and now runs rival AI company <strong>xAI<\/strong>, alleges that OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit mission by restructuring into a for-profit entity, violating the principles under which he supported the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the filing, Musk contributed around <strong>$38 million<\/strong>, accounting for <strong>60% of OpenAI\u2019s early seed funding<\/strong>, helped recruit key staff, introduced founders to influential contacts, and lent credibility to the project during its formative years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OpenAI has dismissed the lawsuit as <strong>\u201cbaseless\u201d<\/strong>, calling it part of a harassment campaign, while Microsoft has said there is no evidence it aided or benefited unlawfully. 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