Overview
- OpenAI president Greg Brockman told jurors the core 2017 dispute was Elon Musk’s demand for full control of a proposed for‑profit arm.
- He described gifting of Tesla Model 3 cars to cofounders and an angry exit by Musk, accounts drawn from sworn testimony and a private diary now in evidence.
- OpenAI’s defense introduced 2018 emails and texts that they say show Sam Altman tried to brief Musk on financing plans, including talks with Microsoft.
- Judge Yvonne González Rogers split the case into an advisory jury phase on liability before she decides remedies in a separate phase.
- Potential remedies could force changes to OpenAI’s 2019 commercial structure and put major Microsoft funding at risk, raising stakes for investors and AI development.