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Musk Moves to Block OpenAI From Obtaining Meta Documents in $97.4 Billion Bid Dispute

The discovery fight will determine access to Meta communications central to OpenAI's “sham bid” claims.

OpenAI logo is seen in front of Elon Musk photo in this illustration taken March 11, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Overview

  • Musk's lawyers told the court late Tuesday that OpenAI already has bid materials from Musk and xAI and called Meta-related discovery improper for this phase.
  • OpenAI previously asked Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to order Meta to produce any documents or communications about the alleged $97.4 billion offer.
  • Meta urged the judge to deny the request, asserting OpenAI should seek any relevant records directly from Musk and his startup.
  • OpenAI said its document requests are narrowly targeted and argued depositions may be necessary if the communications were primarily oral.
  • The dispute follows the judge's earlier decision to let OpenAI's claims over a purported bid proceed, with a jury trial scheduled for spring 2026.