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Court Testimony Shows Musk's Rival AI Startup, Talent Poaching

5/9/2026

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, learned from federal court testimony that Elon Musk is planning a rival AI venture and poaching OpenAI talent.
The details of Musk’s plans were disclosed during the same federal court testimony.
Shivon Zilis has spent more than six years serving as a trusted confidante to Elon Musk and the three OpenAI co-founders.
OpenAI’s recently launched ChatGPT has surged in popularity.

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, learned from federal court testimony that Elon Musk is planning a rival AI venture and poaching OpenAI talent.
The details of Musk’s plans were disclosed during the same federal court testimony.
Shivon Zilis has spent more than six years serving as a trusted confidante to Elon Musk and the three OpenAI co-founders.
OpenAI’s recently launched ChatGPT has surged in popularity.