Elon Musk was one of the earliest co-founders of OpenAI in 2015, and contributed an initial funding of around $38 million at the time, which was 60% of OpenAI's initial funding. In addition, Elon Musk also appointed several early employees, while connecting OpenAI's founders to the industry, thus giving public confidence in supporting the newly developed project.
At that time, OpenAI operated as a non-profit company, and focused on developing artificial intelligence models. In 2018, Elon Musk left OpenAI.
Since the ChatGPT eruption, OpenAI has received renewed attention, and not least from Elon Musk himself. In fact, Elon Musk also filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for several reasons, including for not remaining a non-profit entity.
Most recently, in a new filing, Elon Musk is seen demanding damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, bringing the total to up to $134 billion. This value is quoted based on the company's recent development and growth in value.
The court is expected to hold a hearing on this matter starting in April 2026.
