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On May 11, 2026, at the Federal Court in Oakland, California. That curly-haired, melancholic genius scientist Ilya Sutskever steps up to the witness stand. The room falls silent. He’s not here to apologize — the open letter in 2023 saying “I deeply regret” has become history. This time, Ilya has returned with a nuclear bomb.

He spent an entire year gathering evidence of Sam Altman’s “systematic lies,” compiling it into a 52-page memo, and personally delivering it to the OpenAI board of directors. And that’s just the appetizer.

When Ilya, after taking the oath, said “he habitually lies, stirs up conflicts among executives, and undermines corporate governance,” the current management of OpenAI on the defendant’s bench looked grim. This is not a rumor, not an anonymous leak — it’s the testimony of the former chief scientist in court.

Even more explosive details followed: Ilya revealed that before the shocking global “coup” in November 2023, he had secretly collected evidence for a full year. In this 52-page “black material collection,” he detailed how Altman played political games — such as creating conflicts between CTO Mira Murati and other executives to sow suspicion; and creating an environment where senior management couldn’t access accurate information, with any serious discussion about AI safety being downplayed by Altman using false market visions.

Ilya’s tone was calm but piercing. “I spent a year observing and thinking, and ultimately believed that firing him was appropriate.” He admitted that he had multiple detailed conversations with Murati, and both felt a deep unease about Altman’s behavior.

Then, the judge asked a chilling question: How much is your stock worth?

Seventy billion dollars.

Just a week ago, OpenAI President Greg Brockman admitted he held shares worth $30 billion. And the man accused by Musk of being “corrupted by interests,” Altman, is worth about $3.5 billion (mainly from external investments). Irony? These former “non-profit” advocates have now become the wealthiest in human history’s fastest wealth accumulation.

But Ilya showed a nearly tragic contradiction in court. He said that years ago, to join OpenAI, he rejected a $6 million annual renewal offer from Google — which at the time seemed “astronomical” to him. He explained why, during the weekend of the coup, he suddenly changed course and signed a joint letter calling for Altman’s return.

“That was a ‘Hail Mary’ prayer,” Ilya’s voice was low. “I saw the company was about to collapse, and Microsoft was preparing to swallow us all.” At that time, many employees expressed willingness to follow Altman, and the company faced disintegration. Ilya later said he regretted — not the evidence collection or voting to oust, but “participating in the board’s actions.” He criticized his colleagues on the board for lack of experience and accepting “not-so-good legal advice,” acting too hastily.

He said something that silenced the entire audience: “I have a strong sense of belonging to OpenAI. I’ve invested my life into it. I just care about it. I don’t want it to be destroyed.”

This trial also inadvertently revealed a panoramic view of the “OpenAI gang.” After Ilya left in May 2024 to found Safe Superintelligence, by April 2026, they had raised $3 billion, with a valuation of $32 billion. Dario and Daniela Amodei left to start Anthropic, rumored to be valued at a trillion. Mira Murati founded Thinking Machines Lab, which last year completed a $2B seed round at a $12 billion valuation, with two-thirds of the team being OpenAI alumni. Aravind Srinivas founded Perplexity, valued at $20 billion. Liam Fedus founded Periodic Labs, valued at $7 billion.

Every escapee is closely linked to Altman’s leadership style.

And Ilya also confirmed a rumor: after Altman’s brief removal, the remaining members of the OpenAI board met with Anthropic to discuss a merger where Anthropic would take over leadership. Ilya said he was “not enthusiastic” about this. The significance of this detail lies in the timing — that weekend in November 2023, OpenAI nearly became part of Anthropic. If that merger had succeeded, the AI landscape today would be entirely different.

If Ilya’s revelations expose internal rot, then Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s appearance demonstrates the cold logic of capital. Nadella described Altman’s removal as “amateur city,” saying he “never received a clear explanation.” But court documents reveal another side of Nadella.

An email from 2022 shows Nadella raging at subordinates: “If we invest so much money but have no control, it’s completely pointless!” Under pressure from Musk’s lawyer, Nadella admitted that by the time of the 2023 coup, Microsoft had prepared a “14-person takeover board list,” and had exercised de facto “veto rights” over new OpenAI board members.

Even more explosive, Nadella had been texting Altman early 2023, urging him: “Launch the paid ChatGPT subscription as soon as possible, the sooner the better.” Two weeks later, he was asking about user registration numbers. This directly supports Musk’s accusation: OpenAI was no longer just a research lab but Microsoft’s “IT department” and monetization machine.

And Musk himself? Sitting in the audience, perhaps he was showing a faint, complex smile. The core issue of this trial is whether Altman, through false “non-profit” promises, duped Musk’s early investments and brand endorsement, then handed over the results to Microsoft.

In his testimony, Ilya didn’t fully side with Musk — he denied promising Musk that OpenAI would never profit. But his criticism of Altman’s character undoubtedly provided Musk’s lawsuit with powerful ammunition. Ilya mentioned that he also opposed Musk’s proposal to merge OpenAI into Tesla, believing Musk was too “pushy.”

Musk’s main accusation is that Altman and Brockman violated the promise to keep OpenAI non-profit, pursuing profits instead. Ilya’s testimony on this issue actually favored OpenAI — he said he “never promised Musk that OpenAI would remain non-profit,” and made a statement that might be quoted repeatedly: “OpenAI’s mission is greater than its non-profit or profit-making structure.”

But at this point in the lawsuit, there are no absolute heroes. It’s more like a group of geniuses fighting for the throne, because of interests, power, and the right to define humanity’s future — in the dirtiest melee.

Next Tuesday, Altman will personally appear in court. The current situation is extremely dangerous for OpenAI. If the judge rules that OpenAI violated its original non-profit agreement, its profit-driven valuation of $850 billion could face structural restructuring.

Ilya sat on the witness stand for about an hour. According to Wired reporters, he almost never made eye contact with anyone during the entire process. This man, once the soul of OpenAI, the leader who led employees to shout “Feel the AGI” at company gatherings, now wears a shirt without a suit jacket, looking lonely and defeated.

He said in court: “I’ve poured my life into OpenAI. I don’t want it to be destroyed.” But the reality is, the OpenAI he loved so dearly, pure and idealistic, may have already died on the very first page of the 52-page evidence.

This trial is not about the success or failure of a company, but about the core contradiction in Silicon Valley today: when the technology leading to god-like power (AGI) collides with extreme human greed, can we still uphold the last shred of integrity?

Next Thursday and Friday, the jury will deliver closing arguments. And the future of humanity’s control over AI may be quietly rewritten in these pages of testimony.

Are your $BTC and $ETH ready to face this black swan?