{"id":1870648,"date":"2026-04-07T22:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870648"},"modified":"2026-04-07T22:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:33:37","slug":"elon-musk-wants-any-damages-from-his-openai-lawsuit-given-to-the-ai-companys-nonprofit-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870648","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk wants any damages from his OpenAI lawsuit given to the AI company&#8217;s nonprofit arm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rJ.xL4DadGwxExn0F8MUxQ&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/89e755ed-0176-47e9-8ab3-d686101703f6_66a192e44a615a92e3d52e7a8730e418c9a6dd19c22d359648f9ca64dc1e3dec.net\/images\/2026-04\/89e755ed-0176-47e9-8ab3-d686101703f6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article 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He&#8217;s also seeking OpenAI CEO Sam Altman&#8217;s removal from the nonprofit&#8217;s board of directors if his suit succeeds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Musk launched a lawsuit against OpenAI in 2024, claiming that the business had become a &#8220;closed-source de facto subsidiary&#8221; of Microsoft when it dropped its nonprofit designation. He claims that, as a co-chair of the OpenAI founding group, the change to a for-profit operation defrauded him as a donor. 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