Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Elon Musk tried to convince Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to get behind a joint purchase bid for OpenAI earlier this year, according to court documents.

The news comes as OpenAI seeks communications between the billionaires as part of the San Francisco-based tech firm's ongoing court battle with Musk.

OpenAI has filed a subpoena to obtain Zuckerberg's communications with Meta, which responded that the request is misguided and should be directed at Musk.

Zuckerberg ultimately did not sign the letter of intent attached to a $97.4 billion bid that was rejected by the OpenAI board of directors, according to the recently-released court filings.

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