Musk replies to Altman's US counterclaims about OpenAI breakup, other disputes
( August 10, 2026, 23:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Elon Musk has answered counterclaims filed by Sam Altman and OpenAI about the founding of the AI company, responding to 127 specific allegation, including a denial by Musk that he was "incensed" when he left the board of OpenAI in 2018 in a dispute with the other founders about control of the startup. Musk also asserted a series of affirmative defenses to the OpenAI defendants' counterclaims, including unclean hands, saying the "OpenAI Defendants engaged in inequitable conduct that violates conscience and good faith."See attached document....
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