Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, who has four children with Elon Musk and served on OpenAI’s board from 2020 to 2023, testifies during the trial of Musk’s claims against OpenAI. Musk accuses OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman of breaching a founding agreement and benefiting from OpenAI’s restructuring from a nonprofit into a for-profit entity. He seeks removal of Altman and Brockman and reversal of the restructuring, along with damages intended to be directed to OpenAI’s nonprofit arm.
Across reporting, Zilis’s testimony centers on her alleged role as a conduit of information between Musk and OpenAI while she was a board member, including questions about whether she “funneled” information to Musk. Multiple outlets also report that she describes Musk’s interest in having OpenAI become connected to Tesla, including an account that Musk wanted OpenAI to operate as a subsidiary of Tesla and that he offered or discussed potential involvement with Altman. Other coverage adds detail about the personal context of Musk and Zilis’s relationship, including her account of how their family arrangement began and her claim that her relationship did not improperly influence her board judgment.
