How Elon Musk Squeezed OpenAI: They 'Are Gonna Want to Kill Me’

Maxwell Zeff· Apr 29, 2026 · 11:41 PM UTC ·3 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 1 view

Tensions flared on the third day of trial in Musk v. Altman as OpenAI’s lawyers cross-examined Musk.

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Maxwell ZeffParesh DaveBusinessApr 29, 2026 7:41 PMHow Elon Musk Squeezed OpenAI: They 'Are Gonna Want to Kill Me’Tensions flared on the third day of trial in Musk v. Altman as OpenAI’s lawyers cross-examined Musk.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyElon Musk returned to the witness stand on Wednesday to continue telling his side of the story in his legal battle against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. Under cross-examination from OpenAI’s lawyers, Musk was pressed on all the ways he tried to squeeze the organization over a 2017 power struggle that he ultimately lost.

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