Elon Musk sent a hostile message to OpenAI President Greg Brockman two days before the start of his lawsuit trial, warning that Musk and Sam Altman would become "the most hated men in America" if settlement talks failed. The lawsuit alleges OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission under Altman's leadership. OpenAI rejected Musk’s settlement offer, and the case proceeded with Musk testifying. Brockman may be allowed to testify about the message, potentially exposing Musk’s motives and adding a new twist to the high‑stakes courtroom battle. Read more →

Two days before the high‑profile trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI began, the billionaire sent a series of texts to the AI lab’s president, Greg Brockman, urging a settlement and then threatening to make the executives “the most hated men in America.” A filing by OpenAI’s lawyers sought to admit the exchange as evidence, but a federal judge barred it, deeming the messages inadmissible. The ruling comes as Musk’s lawsuit seeks to dismantle OpenAI’s for‑profit structure, force public release of its technology, and strip Microsoft’s licensing deal, while OpenAI counters that the suit is a money grab. Read more →