All the evidence unveiled so far in Musk v. Altman

Published: (April 29, 2026 at 02:03 PM EDT)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

Key Takeaways

The Musk v. Altman trial is underway, and that means exhibits, or the evidence to be presented in court, are being revealed piece by piece. So far, email exchanges, photos, and corporate documents are circulating from the earliest days of OpenAI — and from before the AI lab even had a name. Some high‑level takeaways:

  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave OpenAI an in‑demand supercomputer.
  • Musk largely drafted OpenAI’s mission and heavily influenced its early structure.
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appeared to want to lean heavily on Y Combinator for early support for OpenAI.
  • OpenAI president Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever worried about Musk’s level of control over the company.
  • Musk highlighted the importance of a nonprofit with a mission of broadly beneficial AI.
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