Overview

• OpenAI told the court that Elon Musk contacted Mark Zuckerberg about potentially financing his unsolicited offer to acquire OpenAI’s assets.
• OpenAI said neither Zuckerberg nor Meta signed the letter of intent or participated in the $97.4 billion proposal, which the board rejected in February.
• OpenAI subpoenaed Meta in June and is now seeking a court order after Meta objected to producing documents about any communications with Musk.
• Meta urged the judge to deny the request, arguing its records cannot show coordination because the company did not join the bid.
• Musk and OpenAI remain in active litigation, including OpenAI’s countersuit, with a federal trial set for March before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland.