2026-05-04 23:49 UTCSummary onlyUpdated: 2026-06-30 13:03 UTC

OpenAI’s president does ‘all the things,’ except answer a question

In the Musk v. OpenAI trial, Greg Brockman's testimony and journal entries reveal evasive, pedantic behavior and a pattern of greed and opportunism.

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Brockman was pedantic during cross-examination, correcting the lawyer's word omissions.
His journal entries showed he considered 'stealing' the non-profit from Musk and converting to for-profit.
He failed to answer why he didn't donate $29 billion to OpenAI's non-profit arm.
He had financial ties to companies OpenAI deals with and holds a stake in Altman's family office.

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