Musk Intensifies Legal Battle Against OpenAI and Microsoft Over Compensation and Antitrust Issues

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Elon Musk has expanded his lawsuit against OpenAI by adding Microsoft and Reid Hoffman as defendants, accusing them of creating an AI monopoly through anticompetitive practices, including offering 'lavish compensation' to employees. Musk claims OpenAI's high salaries, with median compensation for software engineers at $810,000, are part of a strategy to dominate the AI talent market. OpenAI, which Musk co-founded but later left, has been criticized by him for prioritizing commercial interests over its original nonprofit mission.
- Elon Musk says OpenAI's compensation is 'lavish.' Here's how much employees get paid. Business Insider
- Musk Escalates Altman Legal Feud, Casting OpenAI as Monopolist Bloomberg
- Elon Musk Adds Microsoft to Suit Against OpenAI The New York Times
- Musk expands legal assault on OpenAI to also target Microsoft The Washington Post
- Elon Musk Adds Antitrust Claims to Lawsuit Against OpenAI PYMNTS.com
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