"Before Musk went to court, he proactively contacted the President of OpenAI to explore whether the other party was willing to reach a settlement."

According to a recent court document, Elon Musk reached out to OpenAI President Greg Brockman two days before the high-risk trial at the Oakland Federal Court, trying to see if they were willing to settle. The Sunday-filed court document stated that when Brockman proposed to mutually dismiss the claims, Musk allegedly responded, "By this weekend, you and Sam will be the two most hated people in America. If you insist on not settling, just wait and see." Musk, his attorneys, and OpenAI have not immediately responded to requests for comment. This conversation is the latest point of conflict in this lawsuit. The trial itself has already presented a fierce standoff in the courtroom. Musk testified in court on Thursday that he only skimmed through the core points of the list of terms related to OpenAI's transition from non-profit to for-profit organization in 2017 and did not read the details closely.