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Brockman, who also said he did not personally invest any money
in OpenAI, was testifying Monday in the trial that centers on
the company's 2015 founding as a nonprofit startup primarily
funded by Elon Musk before evolving into a capitalistic venture
now valued at $852 billion.
Brockman's disclosure would put him on the Forbes list of the
world's richest people, with wealth comparable to Melinda French
Gates.
The civil lawsuit accuses Altman and Brockman of double-crossing
Musk by straying from the San Francisco company’s founding
mission to be an altruistic steward of a revolutionary
technology. The lawsuit alleges they shifted into a moneymaking
mode behind Musk's back.
Late Sunday, OpenAI lawyers tried to admit as evidence a text
message Musk sent to Brockman two days before the trial began.
According to a court filing — which did not include the actual
text exchange — Musk sent a message to Brockman to gauge
interest in settlement.
When Brockman replied that both sides should drop their
respective claims, Musk shot back, according to the filing, “By
the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in
America. If you insist, so it will be."
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is overseeing the trial, did
not admit the text exchange as evidence.
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