Altman testifies Musk wanted kids to control OpenAI
sam altman testified in the elon musk v. openai trial that musk once suggested control of the non-profit should pass to his children upon his death, calling the proposal 'hair-raising'.
during the federal trial between elon musk and openai, sam altman testified that musk proposed transferring control of the organization to his children if he died, a suggestion altman rejected. musk's lawyer aggressively cross-examined altman, introducing accusations of dishonesty from former colleagues including ilya sutskever, mira murati, and anthropic founders to challenge altman's credibility. despite the attacks on altman's reputation, the trial produced little evidence to support musk's claim that his donations were conditional on openai remaining a non-profit, with witnesses testifying they recalled no such strings. this lack of evidence supports openai's defense that musk filed the lawsuit years after the statute of limitations expired, while musk aims to prove altman deceived him to convert the charitable assets into a for-profit entity.