Overview

• In a June 22 filing, Musk’s attorneys stated that he “does not use a computer,” arguing that discovery searches have been conducted exclusively on his mobile phone and email.
• Public posts from Musk and accounts from X employees document his laptop use, including tweets about his “ancient PC laptop” and videos testing Starlink streaming.
• OpenAI has countered that Musk’s side is resisting the court-ordered discovery process by declining to search any computers for relevant documents.
• Musk’s legal team denies resisting discovery efforts and says they have complied by combing through his phone records and emails.
• The dispute arises from a February 2024 lawsuit by Musk and xAI against OpenAI, claiming the company abandoned its mission to develop AI for humanity’s benefit in favor of Microsoft profits.