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OpenAI CTO Greg Brockman recalls a meeting with Elon Musk.
Elon Musk demanded full control of OpenAI in exchange for continued funding in 2017.
KEY POINTS
- Greg Brockman testified that Musk became angry and stopped donations when denied control.
- Internal reflection by Brockman acknowledged moral questions about converting OpenAI to for-profit without Musk.
- OpenAI ultimately formed a for-profit in 2019, raising $1 billion from Microsoft after Musk's exit.
- Musk's lawsuit centers on claims Altman and Brockman 'stole' the nonprofit by commercializing it.
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