Elon Musk wants OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft to pay him damages in the range of $79 billion to $134 billion over his claims that the generative AI company defrauded him by abandoning its nonprofit roots and partnering with the software giant.

Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft (MSFT.O), saying he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his early support, according to a court filing on Friday.