OpenAI issued a subpoena to Meta seeking documents and communications about any coordination with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in OpenAI. OpenAI's lawyers assert that Musk communicated with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about xAI's bid, including potential financing arrangements or investments. Meta objected to the initial subpoena, and OpenAI is seeking a court order to compel production. OpenAI also requests Meta materials related to any actual or potential restructuring or recapitalization of OpenAI. Meta has invested heavily in frontier AI, hired former OpenAI researchers, and argues that Musk and xAI can provide relevant information.
OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordination with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker. The request was made public in a brief filed Thursday in Elon Musk's ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI. Lawyers representing OpenAI said they subpoenaed Meta in June over its potential involvement in Musk's unsolicited, $97 billion bid to takeover the startup in February.
OpenAI's lawyers say they discovered that Musk communicated with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg concerning xAI's bid to purchase the ChatGPT-maker, including "about potential financing arrangements or investments." Meta objected to OpenAI's initial subpoena in July; the ChatGPT-maker's lawyers are now seeking a court order to obtain such evidence. OpenAI is also asking the court for any of Meta's documents and communications related to "any actual or potential restructuring or recapitalization of OpenAI" - the core issue in Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI.
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