Elon Musk, Sam Altman and several other key artificial intelligence industry figures are slated to testify in the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.
Sam Altman
OpenAI chief executive who co-founded the organization.
Elon Musk
Tech mogul who is suing OpenAI, which he helped found.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Trial judge who also oversaw a high-profile lawsuit against Apple.
Satya Nadella
Microsoft chief executive who built a lucrative partnership with OpenAI.
Mira Murati
Ex-OpenAI chief technology officer.
Shivon Zillis
Ex-OpenAI board member who had four children with Mr. Musk.
Helen Toner
Ex-OpenAI board member who briefly ousted Mr. Altman in 2023.
Tasha McCauley
Ex-OpenAI board member who joined the coup against Mr. Altman.
Ilya Sutskever
OpenAI co-founder who also joined the coup against Mr. Altman.
Cade Metz is a Times reporter who writes about artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality and other emerging areas of technology.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/technology/key-players-openai-trial.html
