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OpenAI Foundation — litigation: Musk v. OpenAI: jury trial scheduled April-May 2026

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1 check · 5/18/2026

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Our claim

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Subject
OpenAI Foundation
Value
Musk v. OpenAI: jury trial scheduled April-May 2026
As Of
January 2026
Notes
Musk alleges betrayal of nonprofit mission. Contributed ~$38M (~60% of early funding). Potential damages $78B-$135B. OpenAI countersued.

Source evidence

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partial85%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 5/18/2026

NoteThe source confirms the core facts: (1) jury trial scheduled for March (claim says April-May 2026; source says March 2026 — this is a partial contradiction on timing), (2) Musk's ~$38M contribution is confirmed, (3) betrayal of nonprofit mission allegation is confirmed, (4) OpenAI countersued is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpt. The critical discrepancy is the trial month: the claim specifies 'April-May 2026' but the source clearly states 'March' (headline and body both say March). The $78B-$135B damages figure is not mentioned in the source excerpt. The source article is dated January 8, 2026, which matches the claim's 'as of 2026-01' timestamp, so this is not an outdated-source issue — the source and claim are contemporaneous, but they disagree on the trial month.

Case № f_BMpElfpybYFiled 5/18/2026Confidence 85%
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