Musk's lawyer hammers OpenAI co-founder over nearly $30 billion stake in organization | Flipboard

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Musk's lawyer hammers OpenAI co-founder over nearly $30 billion stake in organization In the trial over Musk's claims against OpenAI's other co-founders, Musk's attorney questioned whether Greg Brockman's stake in the company conflicted with its nonprofit…

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Claim 1: “OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman disclosed in a trial Monday that his stake in the firm is …”

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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Greg Brockman as the co-founder and president of OpenAI.

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web search NEUTRAL — Greg Brockman ... Gregory Brockman (born November 29, 1987) is an American entrepreneur and software engineer. He is co-founder [2] and president of OpenAI. [3] He began his career at Stripe in 2010, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Brockman

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web search NEUTRAL — In early October, OpenAI president Greg Brockman and AMD CEO Lisa Su made the rounds of TV news shows, smiling ear to ear as they announced a multiyear partnership worth tens of billions of ...
https://fortune.com/2025/11/05/openai-greg-brockman-ai-infra…

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web search NEUTRAL — Greg Brockman on Monday confirmed that OpenAI is exploring an IPO. He said his personal stake in the ChatGPT makers is worth nearly $30 billion. In court on Monday, Musk's lawyer grilled Brockman ...
https://www.businessinsider.com/greg-brockman-openai-preside…

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Claim 2: “Musk replied: “By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be.””

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Multiple web search sources quote the specific text message from Musk stating Brockman and Altman would be the 'most hated men in America'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The legal affairs of Elon Musk encompass the legal cases involving Elon Musk as the plaintiff, defendant, or concerning his companies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_Elon_Musk

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Musk v. Altman is an ongoing lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in which Elon Musk accuses OpenAI and its executives, including CEO Sam Altman, of viol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_v._Altman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Brockman (born November 29, 1987) is an American entrepreneur and software engineer. He is co-founder and president of OpenAI. He began his career at Stripe in 2010, upon leaving MIT, and beca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Brockman

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Claim 3: “Elon Musk contacted OpenAI president Greg Brockman to gauge interest in a settlement two days before their high-stakes trial got under way in Oakland federal court”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the trial took place at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California.

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web search NEUTRAL — The trial is taking place in a federal court in Oakland, California, where a nine-person jury will decide on Musk’s claims. If OpenAI is found liable, however, the judge will be the one to decide on a…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/elon-musk…

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web search NEUTRAL — The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft took place at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California. A nine-member jury was present, and opening arguments were p…
https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/01/musk-vs-altman-trial-opens…

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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk Takes OpenAI to Court.Court battle between Musk and Altman to reveal power struggle at Open AI.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 4: “Musk tried to settle the OpenAI case two days before trial.”

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Multiple independent web search results report that Elon Musk sought a settlement two days before the trial began.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Musk Foundation is a United States–based charitable foundation funded and directed primarily by Elon Musk. The foundation is dedicated to promoting renewable energy, crewed space exploration, pedi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_Foundation

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Claim 5: “OpenAI accuses Musk of trying to “coerce” a settlement days before trial started.”

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The claim is supported by a cross-reference and web search results stating OpenAI accused Musk of attempting to 'coerce' or 'strong-arm' a settlement.

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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. We are an unofficial community. OpenAI makes ChatGPT, GPT-…
https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 20, 2023 · 4-8 hour unpaid take home assignment, creating a solution using the openAI APIs amongst other methods, then writing a paper of what methods were tried and why the openAI API was finally…
https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/15wf2w9/…

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Claim 6: “Brockman suggested Musk drop all claims against the individuals.”

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Web search results describe the exchange where Brockman counter-proposed that both sides drop their suits/claims.

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Claim 7: “Elon Musk texted Greg Brockman two days before trial to ask about settling.”

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The claim is supported by a cross-reference and multiple web search results stating Musk privately messaged Brockman regarding a settlement two days before the trial.

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Claim 8: “Musk's lawyer hammers OpenAI co-founder over nearly $30 billion stake in organization”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Greg Brockman testified that his stake in OpenAI is worth nearly $30 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On November 17, 2023, OpenAI's board of directors ousted co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman. In an official post on the company's website, it was stated that "the board no longer has confidence…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_Sam_Altman_from_Ope…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI Global, LLC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC) and a nonprofit foundation, headquartered in San Franci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI

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