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OpenAI’s president does “all the things,” except answer a question

  • Elizabeth Lopatto
  • May 4, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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OpenAI’s president does “all the things,” except answer a question
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The strongest witness for Elon Musk's case against OpenAI so far has been Greg Brockman's journal. Brockman himself is running as a close second.

Brockman was called to the stand in a rather unusual way - he was cross-examined first, followed by a direct examination - and he had some serious high school debate club energy. There was a lot of "I wouldn't characterize it that way," "I wouldn't say it that way," and "That sounds like something I wrote. Can I see it in context?" When Musk's attorney, Steven Molo, read some of the evidence aloud, Brockman would pedantically correct him if he skipped a word, even if that word was "a" or "the." Wh …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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