Greg Brockman of OpenAI says his stake is worth $30 billion
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and CEO Sam Altman’s top lieutenant, revealed in court Monday that his stake in the artificial intelligence company is valued at nearly $30 billion. Brockman, who also stated he did not personally invest any money in OpenAI, was testifying Monday in the trial that centers on the company’s 2015 founding as a nonprofit startup primarily funded by Elon Musk before evolving into a capitalistic venture now valued at $852 billion.
Brockman’s disclosure would place him among the world’s wealthiest individuals, with a fortune akin to that of Melinda French Gates. The civil lawsuit alleges that Altman and Brockman betrayed Musk by deviating from the founding mission of the San Francisco company, which was to serve as an altruistic steward of groundbreaking technology. The lawsuit claims that they transitioned into a profit-driven approach without Musk’s knowledge. Late Sunday, attorneys for OpenAI sought to introduce as evidence a text message that Musk sent to Brockman just two days prior to the commencement of the trial.
A court filing reveals that Musk reached out to Brockman with a message to assess the possibility of a settlement, although the actual text exchange was not included. When Brockman suggested that both parties should abandon their claims, Musk retorted, as stated in the filing, “By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be.” Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, presiding over the trial, chose not to admit the text exchange as evidence.
