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{𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿} $134B “math” to squeeze OpenAI? Looks like classic Musk-grade exaggeration: big number, thin proof. 🤥📈💸 #MuskMath #HypeOverMath #AI #MaMuskBoy
Ars Technica reports that OpenAI and Microsoft are trying to knock out Elon Musk’s damages expert, arguing his $79B–$134B number is built on unverifiable, cherry-picked assumptions — i.e., “big-number theatre” that could mislead a jury. “Musk is seeking damages between $79 billion and $134 billion from OpenAI and … Microsoft.” Ars Technica (Ashley Belanger, 19-Jan-2026) “Wazzan’s math seemed ‘made up,’ … allegedly ‘conjured’ just to satisfy Musk.” Ars Technica (Ashley Belanger, 19-Jan-2026) “I don’t need to know all the other people.” Ars Technica (quoting C. Paul Wazzan testimony, 19-Jan-2026)
January 21, 2026 at 3:41 AM