Overview
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to take the stand to address internal emails about Azure discounts and when Microsoft saw a path to profit in backing OpenAI.
- OpenAI says Elon Musk left after failing to gain control and now competes through xAI, while Musk claims leaders betrayed the nonprofit mission and misused his $38 million in donations.
- Jurors heard OpenAI president Greg Brockman’s private journal entries describing the push toward a for‑profit structure and personal wealth projections, and he testified his stake is worth about $30 billion.
- Former leaders and researchers, including Mira Murati and Tasha McCauley, said Sam Altman created chaos and was not candid with the board, and Rosie Campbell testified that long‑term safety teams were dismantled.
- An advisory jury will weigh breach‑of‑charitable‑trust and unjust‑enrichment claims, and the judge will decide remedies that could affect OpenAI’s IPO plans, Microsoft’s multibillion‑dollar stake, and how mission‑driven labs structure profit caps that limit investor returns.