Elon Sues OpenAI Over Nonprofit Status, Wants AGI In Kids’ Trust Fund

KEY POINTS

•Elon Musk sued OpenAI’s leaders, including Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, over nonprofit commitments in January 2026.
•OpenAI transitioned from nonprofit to a for-profit public benefit corporation in October 2025, raising Musk’s ire.
•Court documents, including Brockman’s diary admitting nonprofit promises were untruthful, helped a judge permit trial.

In a saga that sounds like corporate Game of Thrones, Elon Musk is suing OpenAI—founded in 2015 with a nonprofit smokescreen—over its October 2025 shift to a for-profit public benefit corporation. Musk, who tossed in a modest $38 million donation, claims he got played. Key players CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman are named, with Brockman's diary excerpts revealing he quietly admitted their nonprofit vows were 'a lie.' Musk apparently once proposed handing over artificial general intelligence (AGI) to his kids, making future robot overlords a family trust issue. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers gave Elon the green light to bring this circus to trial in April 2026.

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Elon funded OpenAI to be nonprofit but now sues when it goes for-profit. Also nominated heir apparent: his kids, because nothing says sensible AGI control like junior on the throne.

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