Sutskever reveals 7 billion dollar OpenAI stake in court
Ilya Sutskever testified that his OpenAI stake is worth 7 billion dollars. He also detailed his reasons for supporting the 2023 removal of CEO Sam Altman.
Ilya Sutskever disclosed a $7 billion ownership stake in OpenAI during testimony in a California courtroom on Monday afternoon. The revelation comes as the startup prepares for a potential $1 trillion IPO while defending a lawsuit from Elon Musk. The trial's outcome will decide the governance and financial structure of the world's most valuable AI firm.
### Internal Discord and the Altman Ouster Sutskever testified that he considered removing Sam Altman as CEO for at least one year before the November 2023 board vote. He cited Altman's conduct, specifically the pitting of executives against one another, as a barrier to developing safe artificial general intelligence. Sutskever played a central role in the brief firing and subsequent rehiring of Altman before leaving to launch Safe Superintelligence in 2024.
