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Musk faces down US judge's demand to affirm no financial gain from OpenAI trial

By Mike Swift ( April 20, 2026, 22:40 GMT | Comment) -- A week before the scheduled start of a US trial in California pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI and Microsoft, the judge overseeing the case has ordered Musk to file a binding promise that he won't receive any of the $130 billion his damages expert says OpenAI and Microsoft should disgorge if a jury finds they illegally converted OpenAI to for-profit status.Elon Musk says he seeks no personal benefit from his suit against OpenAI and Microsoft. A federal judge, however, has doubts about the proclaimed altruistic motives of one of the world’s richest men....

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