Promise $250 million


> Be Changham Kim
> Buy Subnautica Studio
> Pay $500m in 2021
> Promise $250m bonus with targets
> Bonus was coming due March ‘26
> CK didn’t want to pay the bonus
> His lawyers said pay up
> He went on to ask ChatGPT
> ChatGPT said hard to cancel
> CK pushed for more ideas anyway
ChatGPT suggested a secret plan
> Form a task force
> Lock down steam access
> Control the release
> Frame it as protecting quality
> Push out the founders
CK followed most of it. Fired the CEO and co-founders without real cause. Blocked their control over the game.
They sued.
The court saw the ChatGPT logs. The judge called the firings pretextual and a breach of contract.
> Fired CEO gets reinstated
> The earnout clock gets extended
> Krafton still likely owes the $250m
AI is powerful for brainstorming. AI is not a lawyer. Especially when hundreds of millions and real contracts are on the line and you already asked your lawyers.
Evidence includes your chat history.
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