Elon Musk’s lawyers claim that he doesn’t use a computer, despite tweets from Musk himself saying otherwise.
This is amidst Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, an AI company that he initially co-founded alongside Sam Altman.
The firm has now countersued the billionaire, with reports claiming that Musk is now attempting to ‘resist discovery’.
This comes as Musk’s lawyer, Jaymie Parkkinen, wrote a letter to Judge Gonzalez Rogers, accusing OpenAI of lying in its lawsuit filing.
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Parkkinen alleged that OpenAI lied by claiming that attorneys ‘do not plan to collect any documents’ from him or xAI.
In the letter, it states: “OpenAI’s letter contains numerous inaccuracies that the correspondences between the parties will readily demonstrate, should the Court desire them. Chief among them is OpenAI’s statement that ‘it is now clear that Musk and his counsel do not plan to collect any documents from Musk’. Dkt. 180 at 2. This is incorrect.
“On June 14, for example, Plaintiffs sent Defendants a letter informing them that Plaintiffs were conducting searches of Mr. Musk’s mobile phone, having searched his emails, and that Mr. Musk does not use a computer.”
However, Musk appears to have contradicted this statement with posts he has made on his own social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
In a post just last month, the Tesla boss wrote: “Still using my ancient PC laptop with the @DOGE sticker made long ago by a fan.”
And last year, Musk even posted a photo of his laptop on X after sharing that he was using it to test Starlink streaming while in flight, writing: “This is a pic of my laptop. It’s about 3 years old. A guy in Germany gave me this cool sticker, so I don’t want to upgrade it and lose the sticker.”
Despite this, Musk’s lawyer has denied in the letter that Musk is working to resist discovery, describing the claim as ‘incorrect’.
Instead, Musk’s lawyer argues: "Plaintiffs have actively assisted these third parties in their production efforts by helping them understand the case, collaboratively developing search terms and appropriate custodian lists, and providing guidance during responsiveness review.
"Plaintiffs’ June 14 letter disclosed the third-party custodian email addresses identified to date and the search terms used."
The letter added: “OpenAI’s claim that Plaintiffs ‘forced’ it to subpoena these third parties is Case 4:24-cv-04722-YGR Document 183 Filed 06/22/25 Page 1 of 3 VIA CM/ECF 2 also false—OpenAI, conceding the companies’ third-party status, served subpoenas on its own volition weeks before inquiring whether Plaintiffs planned to produce third-party documents."