How Musk and Altman are feuding over OpenAI’s future in court
Elon Musk and Sam Altman faced off in a federal court in California on April 27, 2026, presenting conflicting accounts of OpenAI's founding and evolution. Both agreed on the initial vision of creating a nonprofit AI entity to counter corporate control but diverged sharply on how that mission was upheld. The legal dispute centers on allegations of broken promises, governance shifts, and the commercialization of technology originally intended for public benefit.
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On April 27, 2026, the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, and the poster child of the AI revolution, Sam Altman, walked into a federal court in California to present their versions of the truth behind OpenAI. Their arguments paint a portrait of a founding relationship that began with shared idealism and collapsed into accusations of betrayal, manipulation, and greed on both sides. While both sides agreed on the basic origin story, each one framed it very differently.In early 2015, Mr. Musk was deeply concerned about artificial intelligence falling under the control of for-profit companies, particularly Google. He found a willing partner in Mr. Altman, who professed to share those fears entirely. According to Mr. Musk, Mr.
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