Inside AI Policy

February 8, 2025

OpenAI’s Altman accuses Musk of fabricating contract violations in AI investment dispute

By Rick Weber / February 4, 2025

OpenAI CEO Sam Alman is asking a federal district court to dismiss a revised lawsuit by billionaire Elon Musk claiming his allegations of a contract dispute, which he says could undermine the AI investment marketplace, are nothing more than a “mash-up” of email exchanges that do not constitute a binding agreement.

The legal dispute initiated in 2024 has attracted broader attention since Musk has assumed a key role in the Trump administration for downsizing the government and cutting regulatory burdens...


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