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April 27, 2026

Meet the players in the Musk-Altman fight, from OpenAI insiders to Silicon Valley visionaries

Elon Musk takes Microsoft and OpenAI's Sam Altman to trial on Monday. Witnesses include Satya Nadella, Shivon Zilis, Mira Murati, and Greg Brockman.

Meet the players in the Musk-Altman fight, from OpenAI insiders to Silicon Valley visionaries

TL;DR

  • Elon Musk is suing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleging misuse of his $38 million early investment.
  • The trial will focus on whether Altman promised to keep OpenAI a nonprofit, as Musk claims.
  • Key witnesses include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, AI investor Shivon Zilis, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, and Musk's financial advisor Jared Birchall.
  • US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will preside over the $134 billion federal civil trial in Oakland, California.
  • Musk seeks $134 billion in compensation for alleged "unjust enrichment" of OpenAI and Microsoft.
  • Altman counters that OpenAI made no false promises and the company remains a nonprofit with a for-profit subsidiary.

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