‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk
Wired AI Paresh Dave, Maxwell Zeff May 5, 2026

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# OpenAI's President Describes Tense Confrontation with Elon Musk OpenAI's president Greg Brockman testified this week that a 2017 meeting with Elon Musk became so heated he thought Musk might physically attack him. The incident appears connected to broader disputes within OpenAI's leadership, leading Brockman and others to push for removing certain board members.
OpenAI’s president wrapped his testimony on Tuesday by revealing a fiery meeting with Musk in 2017 and subsequent efforts to remove several board members.
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