Tesla (TSLA) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk Tuesday, amended his lawsuit against Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI to request that any damages awarded be directed to the organization's charitable arm rather than to himself, as the high-profile case heads toward trial later this month in Oakland, California, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Musk is seeking more than $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and its partner Microsoft, alleging the company departed from its original nonprofit mission and misled him as an early donor while shifting toward a for-profit structure.
The amended complaint, per WSJ, also asks a court to remove OpenAI CEO Sam Altman from the nonprofit board and require Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman to transfer any equity or financial benefits tied to the restructuring to the charity arm.
Musk's attorney Marc Toberoff told the publication that the amendment clarifies that Musk "is not seeking a single dollar for himself."
OpenAI, in an X post, rejected the claims, calling the lawsuit "a harassment campaign."
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