Openai’s lawyers question the role of Meta about the acquisition of 97 billion dollars from Elon Musk

Openai Meta requests evidence of any coordinated plans with Elon Musk and XAI to gain or invest in ChatGPT maker.

The application was submitted to the public in a Brief On Thursday, it was filed in a continuous lawsuit for Eleon Musk against Obaya. The lawyers representing Openai said that they summoned Meta in June to obtain documents related to its potential participation in the unwanted Musk, 97 billion dollars offer To seize the start starting in February. It is unclear to deposit whether these documents are present. Openai at the end to reject Musk width.

Openai’s lawyers say they discovered that Musk had contact with the CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg on XAI’s attempt to buy a ChatGPT maker, including “about potential financing arrangements or investments.”

Mita objected to a preliminary summons in Openai in July; Chatgpt-Maker’s lawyers are now seeking a court order to obtain such evidence. Openai also requests the court for any of the Meta documents and communications related to “any effective or possible restructuring or the Openai – the main case in the Musk lawsuit against Openai.

The Meta and Stone Techcrunch spokesman directed a section of Openai files that stipulate that Meta nor Zuckerberg MUSK letter to get a Chatgpt maker.

Meta refused to comment more. Openai and MUPENA’s legal advisor did not respond immediately to request Techcrunch to comment.

In the background of the Openai Battle with Musk, Meta has invested greatly in its own efforts to develop Frontier AI models. In 2023, executive officials obsessed In another case, court files have revealed the development of the artificial intelligence model that can overcome the GPT-4 from Openai. By early 2025, the Meta International Models in Meta fell behind the industry standard, and according to what was reported anger Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg has raised the pressure in recent months, and many researchers in Openai fell from artificial intelligence, including the institution participating in ChatGPT, Shangjia ZhaoWhich is now leading research efforts in the latest unit of the company’s artificial intelligence, Meta SuperINGENCE LABS. META also invested $ 14 billion in AI, and reports indicate that many other artificial intelligence laboratories are close to acquisitions.

Although it is unclear to what extent the conversations were developed between Musk and Zuckerberg, just the idea of ​​a partnership between billionaires represents the amount of the threat Openai. Two years ago, Musk said he would fight Zuckerberg physically in A. Cage match (It never happened).

The ascension of artificial intelligence might have prompted Musk and Zuckerberg to allocate their differences aside.

The briefing that was revealed on Thursday is part of the largest suit MUSK presented it against Openai, which is related to converting Openai for its arm to profit into a general interest company. Such a conversion is necessary for Openai to obtain financing from investors, and ultimately, it was publicly put forward. However, Musk – Founder and Early Investor at Openai – tried – Throw a pain In the endeavor, claiming that restructuring contradicts the founding mission to start operating.

Lawyers who represent a dead court requested the court to reject Openai’s request to obtain evidence, on the pretext that Musk and Xai can provide any related information. Meta also argues that its internal discussions on the restructuring of Openai and the restoration of the drawing are not related to the case.

This story has been updated to add more information about the issue, as well as the history of Musk and Zuckerberg.