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Elon Musk files a new lawsuit for compensation against OpenAI and Microsoft

In January 2026, Elon Musk (potential first trillionaire of the planet) again turned to an American court demanding that AI research company OpenAI and its partner Microsoft pay him an amount between $80 and $135 billion.

What Musk is demanding
- In 2015 Musk, co‑founder of OpenAI, invested $38 million in the project (donation).
- Forbes estimates his net worth at the beginning of this year to be almost $850 billion.
- He claims that OpenAI and Microsoft benefited from the partnership but did not share profits with original investors, including Musk.

Why the lawsuit was dismissed
1. Statute of limitations – in the U.S. a three‑year limit applies to such cases.
2. Judge Ivonne González‑Rogers found that more than three years had passed between the start of the project and Musk’s first filing.
3. The jury ruled against the plaintiff without considering the merits of the case.

What happened in court
- During public hearings, a nearly three‑week “billionaire brawl” unfolded, drawing attention to the inner workings of leading AI companies.
- Musk accused Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) and Greg Brockman (President) of “stealing charity”: he allegedly convinced him to donate $38 million and then forced him out of the organization.
- Musk claimed that after leaving the board, OpenAI became a limited‑profit company (c‑corp) and began receiving large investments from Microsoft.

Brief history of OpenAI
Year | Event
2015 | Creation of a non‑profit organization including Musk, Altman, Brockman, Sutskever, Zaremba, and Schulman.
2018 | Musk leaves the board of OpenAI.
2019 | The organization becomes a limited‑profit company (c‑corp).

Conclusions
- Musk’s lawsuit was dismissed due to the statute of limitations.
- The trial exposed internal disputes and strategic shifts at OpenAI, showing how major investors can influence AI development.
- Despite the dismissal, the question of fair profit distribution from commercialization remains open for public debate.