Musk demanded OpenAI control to fund Mars city, then stormed out
In court, OpenAI president Greg Brockman revealed that Elon Musk demanded 51% control of the startup to fund a Mars city — and stormed out when they refused.
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Brockman testifies Musk wanted OpenAI control to fund a Mars city
OpenAI president Greg Brockman testified to rebut Elon Musk's allegations, revealing Musk's desire to control OpenAI to raise $80 billion for a Mars city, and that Musk once tore a Tesla poster off the wall during negotiations.
All Five Top US AI Companies Now Submit Models to Pre-Release Government Reviews
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 Instant model is now the default for ChatGPT, bringing deeper personalization and a new 'Memory sources' feature that shows you exactly which past conversations influenced its responses.
After powering AI for Google and xAI, SGLang team raises $100M
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 Instant model is now the default for ChatGPT, bringing deeper personalization and a new 'Memory sources' feature that shows you exactly which past conversations influenced its responses.
Musk's lawyers may have just blown open the xAI-OpenAI probe
During testimony, Musk's finance chief Jared Birchall mentioned a $97.4 billion xAI bid for OpenAI, potentially triggering discovery into anticompetitive behavior.
The decade of OpenAI: ambition, conflict, and betrayal
From a lavish dinner at a Silicon Valley hotel to a bitter legal battle, the saga of OpenAI is a story of idealism, broken promises, and the race for AGI.
Secret 2017 notes show OpenAI plotted to oust Musk while praising him
Elon Musk's lawyer presented evidence that OpenAI president Greg Brockman privately planned to convert the company to for-profit and oust Musk in 2017, while publicly praising him. The documents could swing the trial in Musk's favor.
Musk’s OpenAI trial reveals he cut funding, demanded control, and planted a mole
Emails and texts presented in court show Musk stopped OpenAI payments in 2017, fought for control, and used an ex-girlfriend on the board as an information pipeline.
Musk testifies OpenAI 'stole a charity,' emails show his team offered him 55% equity
Elon Musk testified that OpenAI's for-profit shift 'stole a charity,' as old emails revealed his team once proposed giving him 55% equity. The trial pits Musk against his former co-founders.
OpenAI's three safeguards are gone — that's the core of Musk's lawsuit
OpenAI placed three protections on itself when it went 'capped-profit' in 2019. By the time Musk's case went to trial, all three had been rewritten or removed.