bing news | Elon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as trial looms Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to have OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman removed from their positions. In a Tuesday filing, Musk argues that the company’s recent shift to a for‑profit structure violates the original nonprofit mission that he helped create, and he is asking the court to unwind that conversion and restore OpenAI to a nonprofit research organization. The complaint also requests that any damages awarded at the upcoming jury trial be directed to the charitable arm of the public charity Musk co‑founded, rather than to private interests. Musk claims the suit aims to prevent “the subordination of a public charity … to private, for‑profit interests,” and he is simultaneously suing Microsoft, alleging that the tech giant’s billions of dollars in funding facilitated OpenAI’s departure from its founding purpose. Earlier reports indicate Musk may seek as much as $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft. Musk’s legal move comes after a strained relationship with OpenAI that dates back to his 2015 co‑founding of the organization and his 2018 departure from its board. OpenAI responded by characterizing the lawsuit as a “harassment campaign” driven by ego and a desire to hinder a competitor. The case, titled Musk v. Altman (4:24‑cv‑04722), is set for a jury trial later this month, while OpenAI has already rejected Musk’s unsolicited $97.4 billion bid to acquire its nonprofit controlling entity and completed its for‑profit restructuring, positioning itself for further capital raising and a potential public listing. Read more: https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/08/musk-seeks-ouster-of-openai-ceo-sam-altman-as-trial-looms/ #elonmusk #openai #samaltman #muskv.altman #publiccharity