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Brockman’s Testimony Sharpens Musk’s OpenAI Trial

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 · 7 min

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Greg Brockman’s testimony is moving the OpenAI trial from origin-story rhetoric into evidence about control, motive, disclosure, and the nonprofit mission. The jury is now hearing both Musk’s betrayal theory and OpenAI’s competition-and-control defense.

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Greg Brockman’s testimony is moving the OpenAI trial from origin-story rhetoric into evidence about control, motive, disclosure, and the nonprofit mission. The jury is now hearing both Musk’s betrayal theory and OpenAI’s competition-and-control defense.

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