OpenAI’s legal team, in a court filing, describes text messages from Elon Musk to OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and to CEO Sam Altman as part of its lawsuit response. According to the filing, Musk contacted OpenAI after asking to settle the dispute. In the messages, Musk reportedly warns that he and Altman would become “the most hated men in America,” and the filing characterizes the communications as pressure directed at OpenAI leadership.
OpenAI’s lawyers argue that the texts support one of their central claims: that Musk, who founded the competing AI company xAI, is trying to disrupt a rival company rather than pursue a legitimate grievance. The filing uses the communications to bolster OpenAI’s interpretation of Musk’s intent in the underlying dispute.
The outlets reporting on the filing focus on the language in Musk’s texts and the way OpenAI is using them to frame the broader conflict. The reporting does not indicate a final outcome in the case or the court’s determination on the claims described in the filing.
