Ilya Sutskever Discloses ~$7B OpenAI Stake During Trial — First Public Valuation of Co-Founder's Holdings

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During his testimony in the Musk v. OpenAI trial, former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever disclosed that his OpenAI stake is worth approximately $7 billion — the first public valuation of his holdings. Sutskever left OpenAI after the failed board coup in November 2023 and went on to found Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI). The disclosure contextualizes the enormous personal financial stakes involved for early OpenAI insiders as the company navigates its for-profit transition.