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Musk Sought Zuckerberg’s Backing for $97.6 Billion OpenAI Bid, Court Filings Show

OpenAI has asked a judge to order Meta to produce communications related to the approach.

Overview

  • Newly disclosed court documents state Musk and xAI discussed potential financing or investment with Mark Zuckerberg for an OpenAI takeover.
  • OpenAI rejected the roughly $97.6 billion proposal, and neither Zuckerberg nor Meta signed any letter of intent tied to the bid.
  • The disclosures surface within Musk’s ongoing lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoning its nonprofit mission.
  • OpenAI’s filing asks the court to compel Meta to turn over records of any communications with Musk or xAI.
  • Separately, Meta has paused new AI hiring and reorganized teams, and it has agreed to use Google’s cloud under a multiyear deal worth at least $10 billion.