Sam Altman SLAMS Elon Musk in Reply: “I helped turn the thing you left for dead into what should be the largest non-profit ever.”

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OPENAI: A HOUSE OF CARDS?

Ilya’s deposition alleges Sam ran a “persistent pattern of lying,” pitting leaders like Mira against Daniela, starving the board of oversight, and secretly controlling the OpenAI Startup Fund.

The 2015 nonprofit, open-source mission morphed into a $157B profit engine under a capped-profit structure tied closely to Microsoft, while the nonprofit board was sidelined.

On Nov. 17, 2023, the board fired Sam for “not being consistently candid,” only to reverse 5 days later amid near-total staff exit threats and Microsoft pressure.

After reinstatement, insiders say safety guardrails eroded as models like GPT-4 were rushed, and a potential Anthropic deal floated that would have installed Dario and removed Greg, blocked by Ilya.

Court-ordered unsealing includes Ilya’s 52-page memo and a separate “Brockman takedown,” while disputes over Ilya’s equity and Mira’s deposition spotlight deep governance conflicts.

Reports describe “psychologically abusive” tactics and gaslighting that centralized power around Sam as the nonprofit firewall collapsed.

Elon’s 2024 lawsuit argues Sam and Greg leveraged Microsoft’s clout to abandon the founding mission and close the stack, echoing Elon’s 2018 warnings about the capped-profit pivot.

With depositions fueling possible FTC scrutiny and a 2026 trial horizon, this house of cards may fall in an instant.

Sources: Futurism, Courthouse News, TMTPost, WebProNews, Calcalistech