Krafton CEO Consulted ChatGPT to Dodge $250M Subnautica Bonus — Delaware Court Orders Reinstatement

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Krafton CEO bypassed his own lawyers and used ChatGPT to engineer the firing of Unknown Worlds co-founders and void a $250M Subnautica 2 earnout obligation. A Delaware judge ruled the scheme improper, ordered CEO Ted Gill reinstated, and confirmed founders remain eligible for the $250M bonus through September 15, 2026. The case is the first major courtroom ruling where LLM-advised legal strategy backfired catastrophically — covered by 404 Media, Fortune, The Register, and GameSpot.