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Musk wanted $80 billion to colonize Mars, OpenAI president testifies at trial

ARY News · May 6, 2026, 4:49 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • OpenAI plans to spend $50 billion on computing resources in 2026, Brockman said in court.
  • Musk accused OpenAI and Chief Executive Sam Altman of conning him into giving $38 ​million to the nonprofit, only to see it abandon its charitable goals and become a for-profit company to enrich themselves.
  • The world’s richest person is ​seeking $150 billion in damages to be paid to the nonprofit, and for Altman and Brockman to be removed from their ⁠leadership roles.

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize OAKLAND: Open AI’s president testified on Tuesday that Elon Musk supported transforming the ​artificial intelligence startup into a for-profit company, but wanted full control in part to help him raise $80 billion to colonize Mars.

The testimony ‌by Greg Brockman came in the second week of a trial in California that could determine the future of Open AI, which sparked a widespread craze over generative artificial intelligence after launching its Chat GPT chatbot in late 2022.

OpenAI plans to spend $50 billion on computing resources in 2026, Brockman said in court.

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