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April 30, 2026
OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted ‘absolute control’ of the company
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TL;DR
- OpenAI plans to dismiss all of Elon Musk's claims in his lawsuit.
- The company states Musk once wanted "absolute control" of OpenAI or a merger with Tesla.
- OpenAI denies abandoning its original nonprofit mission, countering Musk's allegations.
- The company presented an email exchange suggesting Musk agreed with a less open approach to AI development.
- Musk's lawsuit claims OpenAI has become a "closed-source de facto subsidiary" of Microsoft and abandoned its mission.
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