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Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies

TechCrunch AI Tim Fernholz May 12, 2026
Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies
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# Elon Musk Once Considered Giving OpenAI to His Children Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI before stepping back, apparently discussed the idea of handing the AI company over to his own kids at some point, according to testimony from current CEO Sam Altman. Altman described this conversation as deeply unsettling, though it's unclear when this discussion happened or how seriously Musk was considering it. The revelation adds another chapter to the complicated history between Musk and OpenAI, the company he helped start but no longer runs.

OpenAI's CEO recalls a "particularly hair-raising" conversation with the SpaceX founder.

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