Sam Altman and OpenAI have filed a counter-lawsuit against Elon Musk, accusing him of using 'abusive legal actions' and presenting a 'fictitious offer to purchase'. Elon Musk blames OpenAI for not taking his acquisition offer seriously, which was valued at $97.4 billion and deposited earlier this year.
At its peak
Tension is therefore at its peak between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI.
Malicious Campaigns
In response to the lawsuit filed by Musk on February 29, OpenAI announced a countersuit, accusing the owner of X of carrying out malicious campaigns against the organization to its 200 million subscribers on the platform.
Abusive legal proceedings
According to CNN, OpenAI accuses Elon Musk of having used abusive legal proceedings and of having presented a fictitious and unsolicited takeover bid for the company.
His attacks
Open AI claims that Musk has made multiple attempts to harm OpenAI and asks the court to stop him from continuing his attacks, while holding him responsible for the damage already caused.
Commercial interests
Recall that Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of having betrayed its founding non-profit mission by favoring commercial interests, particularly through its partnership with Microsoft.
For profit
Musk blames the organization for having abandoned open and transparent research for the sake of lucrative considerations, in violation of their initial agreement.
$97.4 billion
Elon Musk reproaches OpenAI for having ignored his $97.4 billion takeover offer, submitted earlier this year. In response, Sam Altman had irony by stating: 'No thanks, but we can buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.'
His seriousness
According to his lawyers, if the OpenAI board of directors had actually reviewed the offer, as they were required to, they would have recognized his seriousness.
Major Advances
Sam Altman replied to Elon Musk on his own media platform, stating that the latter's relentless attacks on OpenAI are just bad-faith maneuvers aimed at hindering the company and appropriating major advances in artificial intelligence for personal gain. The jury trial is scheduled for March 16, 2026.