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controls the nonprofit. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5801438/musk-altman-openai-trial-opening-statements) ### [Business](https://www.npr.org/sections/business/) ### [Elon Musk testifies against OpenAI, seeking Sam Altman's ouster
dispute as being more of a struggle over control than over the launch of a for-profit arm: Online, OpenAI has [said](https://openai.com/index/openai-elon-musk/) that Musk wanted control of the for-profit company
control your propensity to use social media to make things work outside the courtroom … Perhaps you’ve never done that before.” Musk agreed to minimise his social media activity, as did Altman. Both are expected
disputes over the war in Iran and lingering controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Despite these challenges, many people hope that the visit [will help ease tensions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/nx-s1-5788696/king-queen-state-trump) and strengthen the long-standing
disputes and has since started his own rival AI business, xAI, is essentially a sore loser. Musk is seeking a range of remedies that include the removal of Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman