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Shivon Zilis, mother of four of Elon Musk’s children, testifies in OpenAI trial
Zilis, an executive at Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink, served on OpenAI’s board from 2020 to 2023
TL;DR
- Shivon Zilis, an executive at Neuralink and mother of four of Elon Musk's children, testified in Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI.
- Musk alleges that OpenAI's co-founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, broke a founding agreement by restructuring the company from a non-profit to a for-profit entity.
- Zilis served on OpenAI's board from 2020 to 2023 and is presented as a key link between Musk and the company.
- Court filings suggest Zilis acted as an informant for Musk after he left OpenAI in 2018.
- Zilis's personal relationship with Musk, including having twins together, became public in 2022.
- OpenAI has rejected Musk's allegations, arguing he was onboard with the for-profit restructuring and is seeking revenge.
- Zilis testified that her romantic involvement with Musk began around 2016.
- Greg Brockman testified that Zilis was involved in OpenAI's restructuring and that he was unaware of her relationship with Musk until it was reported in the news.