We now have some idea of what’s at stake in the data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-sues-openai-and-sam-altman-for-allegedly-ditching-non-profit-mission-160722736.html” data-ylk=”slk:longstanding feud;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"longstanding feud","yLinkElement":"context_link","yAffiliateService":"doNotAffiliate","yLinkPosition":"1","yPosition":"1","yModuleName":"content-canvas"}”>longstanding feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI. As first reported by data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-17/musk-seeks-up-to-134-billion-damages-from-openai-microsoft” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Bloomberg;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"Bloomberg","yLinkElement":"context_link","yAffiliateService":"doNotAffiliate","yLinkPosition":"2","yPosition":"1","yModuleName":"content-canvas"}”>Bloomberg, the latest filing, as part of a lawsuit that accuses the AI giant of abandoning its non-profit status, claims that Musk is owed anywhere between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from the “wrongful gains” of OpenAI and Microsoft.
Musk claimed in the filing that he’s entitled to a portion of OpenAI’s recent valuation at data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-is-now-the-worlds-most-valuable-private-company-at-500-billion-133028221.html” data-ylk=”slk:$500 billion;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"$500 billion","yLinkElement":"context_link","yAffiliateService":"doNotAffiliate","yLinkPosition":"3","yPosition":"1","yModuleName":"content-canvas"}”>$500 billion, after contributing $38 million in “seed…
