Court filings disclosed a text exchange showing Elon Musk pressing for a settlement in a lawsuit involving OpenAI executives shortly before trial. According to the reports, Musk reached out to Greg Brockman two days before the scheduled court date to discuss settling the dispute. Brockman responded by suggesting Musk drop his claims against the individuals. In reply, Musk said that, “By the end of this week,” Brockman and Sam Altman would become “the most hated men in America” if they did not agree to his preferred terms, according to the accounts of the messages. The Financial Times also reports that the exchange came after Musk sought last-minute settlement talks and included a threatened public outcome tied to the dispute’s progression. Gizmodo and The Next Web similarly describe the exchange as occurring immediately before the trial timeline, framing it as an apparent attempt to influence negotiations. The sources agree on the core details: the timing before trial, the contact between Musk and Brockman, Brockman’s suggestion about dropping claims, and Musk’s warning about the reputational outcome if settlement was not reached.