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OpenAI Asks Court to Force Meta to Produce Musk-Bid Records as Meta Resets AI Hiring

The court push highlights Meta's disputed role in Musk's overture, reflecting a sector reassessing costly bets.

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The Meta logo marks the entrance of its corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2022. Facebook owner Meta plans to lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in “the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Aug. 20, 2025.

Overview

  • OpenAI disclosed in a filing that it subpoenaed Meta in June and is now asking a judge to compel production of communications about Musk and xAI’s $97 billion approach to buy or invest in OpenAI.
  • The filing says Musk discussed potential financing with Mark Zuckerberg, while noting that neither Zuckerberg nor Meta signed the letter of intent tied to the failed bid.
  • Meta confirmed a freeze on AI hiring and a ban on internal transfers as it restructures into Superintelligence Labs, describing the pause as organizational planning.
  • Reports detail Meta’s recent talent offensive with nine‑figure offers, high‑profile hires from OpenAI and Google, and a $14 billion investment in Scale AI.
  • A source told AFP that Meta agreed to a Google Cloud deal worth more than $10 billion over six years, as OpenAI separately reported a first $1 billion revenue month in July and warned of intense compute constraints.