"OpenAI is turning to the court of public opinion as it wages a legal battle with Elon Musk. While Musk and OpenAI prepare to head to a high-stakes jury trial in April, the two are duking it out online over what exactly happened when Musk split ways with the AI startup he helped cofound. Musk has been using recently unsealed court documents to attack his rival in posts on his social media platform, X."
"Musk is suing OpenAI's key leaders, including CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, over allegations that the AI company misled him by shifting away from its core mission to remain a nonprofit. Musk said he donated $38 million to OpenAI when it was a nonprofit. The startup, since its 2015 founding, operated as a nonprofit-controlled organization with a for-profit operating arm. It completed its transition to a for-profit public benefit corporation in October 2025."
OpenAI and Elon Musk are publicly clashing ahead of an April jury trial, exchanging claims via unsealed court documents and social media. Musk accuses OpenAI leaders including Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of misleading him by abandoning the nonprofit mission after he donated $38 million. OpenAI said the filings cherry-pick evidence, asserted Musk wanted "full control," and said leadership was surprised when Musk suggested having his kids control AGI during succession planning. The startup began as a nonprofit with a for-profit arm in 2015 and formally became a for-profit public benefit corporation in October 2025. More than 100 documents, including Brockman's diary entries, were unsealed.
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