# Musk is seeking as much as $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft.

*genai · news · 2026-04-27 · MIT Technology Review*

## Key points

- Elon Musk is seeking $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft in court.
- Nine jurors will deliver a non-binding advisory verdict in the Musk v. OpenAI trial.
- California and Delaware attorneys general previously approved OpenAI’s new for-profit structure with conditions.
- Legal scholars note Musk's claims are being examined under trust law, though OpenAI is a corporation.
- Any remedy Musk wins could significantly disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans and the broader AI race.

**Companies:** OpenAI, Microsoft, xAI, SpaceX
**Countries:** United States

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