# Satya Nadella is expected to take the stand on May 11 in Mr Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI.

*genai · news · 2026-05-11 · The Straits Times*

## Key points

- Satya Nadella will testify to clarify Microsoft's role in OpenAI's shift to for-profit status.
- Revealed Microsoft emails show it only invested in OpenAI after profit potential was evident.
- If Musk wins, OpenAI may be forced to revert to nonprofit status, jeopardising its IPO plans.
- Greg Brockman testified Musk physically threatened him in 2017 over OpenAI control issues.

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

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