# nonprofit to commercial

Musk Seeks Up to $134bn from OpenAI and Microsoft, Putting AI’s Non‑Profit Origins on Trial

Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and Microsoft for up to $134 billion, alleging that his early funding and organizational contributions were unfairly appropriated when OpenAI commercialised. The case raises a pivotal legal question about whether nonprofit mission commitments create enforceable restitution claims when an organisation restructures to accept private capital.