Overview
- On February 9, 2023, Altman texted Zilis asking if he should post a complimentary message about Musk on X, according to a newly filed court document.
- Less than a week later, Altman publicly praised Musk in a post on X, aligning with the private discussion reflected in the text.
- Zilis’s communications, including the Altman message, were produced by her legal team and entered as Exhibit 35 in the case.
- Court materials also detail earlier clashes between Musk and OpenAI leaders in 2016 and 2017, including Musk’s threat to stop funding without a firm nonprofit commitment.
- The filings were submitted by Musk’s lawyers in the ongoing Northern District of California case alleging OpenAI abandoned its founding nonprofit mission.