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May 6, 2026
Musk offered Sam Altman a board seat at Tesla...
Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

TL;DR
- Elon Musk offered Sam Altman a board seat at Tesla.
- The offer was part of a strategy to increase Tesla's AI presence.
- Musk aimed to establish a world-class AI lab at Tesla.
- The goal was to attract researchers working on large-scale AI.
- This information was noted by Zilis in 2017.