Ilya Sutskever reveals 7 billion dollar OpenAI stake amid Musk lawsuit

Ilya Sutskever revealed under oath that his stake in OpenAI is worth about 7 billion dollars, placing him among the company’s largest individual shareholders. The disclosure emerged during Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s shift from a nonprofit to a commercial structure, where Sutskever is a key witness due to his role as co-founder and former board member. His stake highlights how much value the founding team retained after restructuring and may strengthen Musk’s argument that the transition benefited insiders. The case continues in the Northern District of California, with a trial expected in the autumn.

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