As you’re probably well aware by now, Elon Musk and Sam Altman have a long history. The two cofounded OpenAI back in 2015 as a nonprofit with an ostensibly altruist mission. But then Musk stormed out of the company three years later. Reportedly, it was because he beefed with Altman’s leadership.

There’s been bad blood between them ever since — a lot of which has been playing out in the courts.

In 2024, Musk sued OpenAI and Altman for violating its founding principles by pursuing profits over the public good. As the lawsuit dragged on, he then tried to get a federal judge to block OpenAI’s restructuring from a non-profit into a purely for-profit company. The judge swatted down Musk’s plea, but OpenAI has since given up on becoming an out-and-out for-profit. It’s now trying to convert into

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