In the third week of Musk v. Altman, testimony centered on conflicting accounts of OpenAI's 2018-2019 restructuring and founding commitments to nonprofit AGI development for humanity's benefit.

Court records and statements from former OpenAI executives Ilya Sutskever and Mira Murati, referenced in the Technology Review coverage, documented Altman's alleged misrepresentations to the board prior to his 2023 ouster, while Altman countered with claims of Musk seeking personal control over AGI decisions including succession to his children. The presentation of the donkey trophy and closing arguments on timing of the suit aligned with SEC filings on OpenAI's public benefit corporation conversion completed in 2025.

Primary source reporting omitted cross-references to the US House oversight committee investigation launched May 2025 into Altman's Helion Energy stake and state attorneys general calls for SEC review, patterns also seen in 2023 board disputes; xAI's planned 2026 integration with SpaceX at $1.75 trillion valuation further frames competitive stakes absent from initial coverage.