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AI NewsElon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims

Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims

10:26 PM IST Ā· May 4, 2026

Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims

Two days before the Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial began last week, Musk texted the model makerā€™s president and co-founder Greg Brockman. Musk suggested to Brockman that OpenAI settle the suit. After Brockman replied by suggesting both sides drop their suits, the exchange went off the rails, with Musk responding: ā€œBy the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be.ā€ So says a new filing submitted onSunday by OpenAIā€™s lawyers.The filing didnā€™t include copies of the text exchange, and most of it was dedicated to convincing the judge why this exchange on settlement talks should be admitted into evidence. The judge, however, was not having it ā€” ruling the exchange inadmissible, per TechCrunch reporter Tim Fernholz,who is on site covering the trial. The implication, however, is clear. Muskā€™s lawsuit seeks to unwind OpenAIā€™s for-profit structure, require its tech be made available to the public, strip Microsoftā€™s licensing agreement, and compel OpenAI to pay him general, compensatory, and punitive damages plus his lawyerā€™s fees. After OpenAIā€™s lawyers publicly shared this ā€œsettle-or-elseā€ text,observers instantly clockedthat maybe this trial isnā€™t about Muskā€™s concern for AI safety, but about demanding money from its success while kneecapping a rival. This is, essentially, what OpenAIā€™s countersuit alleges. Meanwhile, the trial continues.

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