Sutskever reveals $7B stake
former openai chief scientist ilya sutskever revealed a $7 billion ownership stake during elon musk's trial.
during closing arguments in elon musk's trial regarding openai's transition to a for-profit entity, ilya sutskever testified that his ownership stake is now worth approximately $7 billion. he detailed his involvement in the board's decision to remove sam altman, citing an internal culture where executives lacked the correct information as a major liability. while altman was reinstated days later, sutskever left to found safe superintelligence inc. the testimony highlighted the financial windfall for early researchers and the immense capital required to compete at the frontier of ai development.