# "I actually thought he was going to hit me," OpenAI President Greg Brockman says of Elon Musk.

*business · news · 2026-05-05 · NDTV.com*

## Key points

- Greg Brockman testified that Elon Musk physically threatened him during a 2017 confrontation over OpenAI control.
- Brockman claimed Musk told staff in 2018 he would develop AI at Tesla regardless of safety considerations.
- OpenAI now spends $50 billion a year on computing power, up from $30 million in 2017.
- Brockman confirmed his stake in OpenAI is valued at $30 billion.

**Companies:** OpenAI, Tesla, SpaceX, xAI
**Countries:** United States

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