The trial has become a rare public window into the brutally transactional nature of startup power struggles at the highest level. Musk's legal team has leaned heavily on Brockman's personal journal entries, including a line about not wanting to "steal the non-profit" from Musk, and a reflection asking what it would take for Brockman to personally reach $1 billion — framing both as evidence that personal ambition overtook the nonprofit's mission. Brockman pushed back, noting that his current stake is worth nearly $30 billion, but that the OpenAI nonprofit itself now holds over $150 billion in equity value — built, he said, "through hard work, blood, sweat, and tears" since Musk's departure. He also took a pointed shot at Musk's AI credibility, testifying that Musk "did not and does not know AI," and that Musk had failed to recognize the potential of an early demo of the software that would eventually become ChatGPT. The trial is expected to continue through next week, with Sam Altman yet to take the stand.