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庭审直击：马斯克与奥特曼对决前夕，曾威胁要让对方“成为美国最恨的人”

在马斯克诉奥特曼一案开庭前两天，马斯克曾主动联系OpenAI联合创始人兼总裁格雷格·布罗克曼，试图寻求和解。当布罗克曼提议双方各自撤诉时，马斯克回应道：“到本周末，你和山姆（奥特曼）将成为全美最令人憎恨的人。如果你们坚持，那就走着瞧。”

这则由OpenAI律师于周日公开的短信内容，经法官伊冯·冈萨雷斯·罗杰斯裁定不得向陪审团展示，却恰恰揭示了马斯克这场诉讼的深层意图：他不仅要争取陪审团的支持，将布罗克曼和CEO萨姆·奥特曼赶下台，更要深挖二人的黑料，彻底打击OpenAI的公众形象。

布罗克曼持股曝光：身家超200亿美元，远超当年“亿万富翁”目标

周一，布罗克曼作为首位证人出庭。马斯克的律师史蒂文·莫洛立刻对其在OpenAI的薪酬展开质询。布罗克曼透露，他目前持有的OpenAI股权估值已超过200亿美元，甚至可能高达300亿美元。而讽刺的是，他在公司创立之初曾承诺捐赠10万美元，最终却从未兑现。

布罗克曼自2015年联合创立OpenAI以来，一直担任关键角色。公司早期的运营场所就是他在旧金山米申区的公寓。如今，他正深度参与将OpenAI重新聚焦于Codex等核心产品。过去一年，他还向支持人工智能和特朗普的超级政治行动委员会捐赠了数百万美元，并称这与OpenAI“创造造福全人类的人工通用智能”的创始使命有关。

庭审焦点：非营利使命与巨额财富的冲突

莫洛试图证明，布罗克曼和奥特曼实质上“掠夺”了由马斯克出资并协助创立的OpenAI原始非营利组织。尽管布罗克曼坚称，至今他的个人经济利益仍排在OpenAI非营利使命之后，但莫洛抓住其个人日记中“财务上如何达到10亿美元”的记载，连续追问：“为什么你不把这290亿美元捐给OpenAI非营利组织？”

布罗克曼回应称，自马斯克离开后，他和团队为OpenAI倾注了“血、汗与泪”。他透露，OpenAI基金会目前持有公司超过1500亿美元的股份，使其成为史上最富有的非营利组织之一，这一数额是其个人持股的近五倍。而OpenAI员工持股约25%，基金会持股27%。他暗示，马斯克对公司的成功只是“偶然因素”，真正的推动者是那些留下来建设公司的人。

利益冲突疑云：布罗克曼投资多家OpenAI合作伙伴

莫洛还质问布罗克曼对奥特曼的忠诚度。庭审披露的邮件显示，布罗克曼最初从奥特曼家族办公室获得价值1000万美元的股权作为薪酬，而马斯克当时并不知情。此外，布罗克曼还投资了多家与OpenAI有重大合作的企业，包括Cerebras、CoreWeave和Helion Energy。此前，奥特曼投资OpenAI合作公司的行为一直备受审查，而布罗克曼潜在的关联交易冲突直到周一才被置于聚光灯下。

庭审现场：奥特曼神色沮丧，布罗克曼夫人紧张不安

面对马斯克律师的提问，布罗克曼起初回答得如同机器人般机械。他每天都会旁听庭审，而奥特曼则坐在旁听席的长凳上，低头盯着地面，神情有些沮丧。布罗克曼的妻子安娜在进入法庭时紧握着他的手，坐在奥特曼身后，不安地揉搓着手中的KN95口罩。不过在交叉质询环节，布罗克曼开始变得活跃，微笑着讲述他的故事，回忆OpenAI的初创岁月。

关键交锋：马斯克离开后曾威胁成立竞争实验室

布罗克曼透露，当马斯克离开OpenAI董事会时，他曾威胁要在特斯拉内部成立一个竞争性的人工智能实验室。当被问及特斯拉是否考虑过成为非营利组织或开源其技术时，布罗克曼只简单地回答了一个字：“没有。”

马斯克的律师预计将在周二继续对布罗克曼进行质询，之后马斯克的密友希冯·齐利斯可能将出庭作证。

中文翻译：

马斯克诉奥尔特曼案开庭前两天，埃隆·马斯克曾联系OpenAI联合创始人兼总裁格雷格·布罗克曼，探讨和解可能性。当布罗克曼建议双方均撤销指控时，马斯克回应道："这周末你和山姆·奥尔特曼就会成为全美最遭人恨的人。如果你们执意如此，那就悉听尊便。"

这条短信——OpenAI律师周日在法庭上公开，但法官伊冯·冈萨雷斯·罗杰斯随后拒绝让陪审团知悉其内容——凸显了马斯克在此案中可能怀有的更大目标。他似乎不仅试图说服陪审团剥夺布罗克曼和CEO山姆·奥尔特曼的职权，更想挖掘两人黑料，损害OpenAI的公众形象。

周一布罗克曼出庭时，马斯克的律师史蒂文·莫洛立即就其OpenAI薪酬展开质询。布罗克曼透露，他在OpenAI的股权目前价值超过200亿美元，甚至可能高达300亿美元。尽管他最初承诺在OpenAI创立时捐赠10万美元，但最终并未兑现。

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自2015年共同创立OpenAI以来，布罗克曼曾担任多个关键职务。公司初创时期，办公地点就设在他旧金山教会区的公寓里。如今，他深度参与将OpenAI重心重新聚焦于Codex等核心产品。过去一年，布罗克曼还向支持人工智能和特朗普总统的超级政治行动委员会捐赠了数百万美元，并曾表示这种政治支出的增加与OpenAI造福全人类的通用人工智能创始使命相关。

周一在法庭上，莫洛试图证明布罗克曼和奥尔特曼实质上掏空了由马斯克资助并协助创立的OpenAI原始非营利组织。

在OpenAI早期，公司向投资者和员工承诺其非营利使命优先于盈利。布罗克曼作证称，直至今日，他的经济利益仍排在OpenAI非营利使命之后。

当OpenAI在2019年创建营利性部门（并获得非营利组织的资产）时，布罗克曼作证称自己获得了新实体的大量股份。在OpenAI创立初期，布罗克曼曾表露过成为亿万富翁的愿望，他在个人日记中写道："从财务角度，怎样才能让我赚到10亿美元？"

周一，莫洛就布罗克曼远超最初目标的巨额财富持续质询数分钟。

"为什么不把这290亿美元捐给OpenAI非营利组织？为什么没有这样做？"莫洛问道。布罗克曼回应称，在马斯克离开公司后的岁月里，他和同事们为打造OpenAI倾注了"血汗与泪水"。

布罗克曼表示，OpenAI基金会持有该公司超过1500亿美元的股份，使其成为有史以来最富有的非营利组织之一。这一数额大约是布罗克曼持股价值的五倍。全体OpenAI员工持有约25%的股份，基金会持有27%。布罗克曼作证称，OpenAI的非营利组织从捐赠者处获得的资金不到1.5亿美元，暗示马斯克对公司成功的影响微不足道，真正驱动公司发展的是那些坚持建设OpenAI的人。

当然，如果OpenAI在未来两年成功上市，布罗克曼的持股价值可能远超300亿美元。当被问及OpenAI是否在探索首次公开募股时，布罗克曼表示他相信如此。

布罗克曼作证称，他认为OpenAI的非营利使命使其比谷歌DeepMind等竞争对手拥有"道德制高点"。莫洛多次质问布罗克曼，他未能向OpenAI捐赠10万美元却获得价值近300亿美元的股份，这种行为是否让他"道德沦丧"。布罗克曼表示并不这样认为。

莫洛还就布罗克曼对奥尔特曼的忠诚度进行质询。案件披露的邮件显示，布罗克曼最初通过奥尔特曼家族办公室提供的1000万美元股权获得OpenAI薪酬。布罗克曼作证称，马斯克当时并未立即获知此事，但2017年马斯克问及时，他和奥尔特曼便如实相告。

布罗克曼还作证称，他投资了多家与OpenAI签署重大合作的公司，包括Cerebras、CoreWeave和Helion Energy。奥尔特曼投资与OpenAI合作企业的历史一直备受关注。但布罗克曼潜在的利益冲突关系直到周一才受到相对较少的关注。

在回答马斯克律师提问时，布罗克曼的回应近乎机械。迄今为止，这位OpenAI总裁每天都在旁听庭审过程。当他作证时，奥尔特曼坐在公众旁听席的长椅上，低头凝视地面，神色略显沮丧。布罗克曼的妻子安娜——进入法庭时曾紧握他的手——坐在奥尔特曼身后，手里摆弄着KN95口罩。但在交叉质询环节，布罗克曼显得更为活跃，微笑着讲述自己的立场和OpenAI的早期岁月。

据布罗克曼所述，当马斯克离开OpenAI董事会时，他威胁要在特斯拉内部创办竞争性人工智能实验室。当被问及特斯拉是否曾考虑成为非营利组织或开源其技术时，布罗克曼简洁地回答："没有。"

预计马斯克的律师团队周二将有机会再次质询布罗克曼，随后可能传唤马斯克的心腹希冯·齐利斯作证。

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Brockman has held a number of instrumental roles at OpenAI since he cofounded the company in 2015. In the startup’s early days, it operated out of his apartment in the Mission District of San Francisco. Today, he’s deeply involved with refocusing OpenAI on a few key products, such as Codex. In the past year, Brockman has also given millions to super PACs promoting AI and President Trump, and has previously said this increased political spending is related to OpenAI’s founding mission to create artificial general intelligence that benefits all of humanity.
In court on Monday, Molo tried to make the case that Brockman and Altman had essentially looted OpenAI’s original nonprofit, which Musk funded and helped create.
In its early days, OpenAI told investors and employees that its nonprofit mission took precedence over generating profit. Brockman testified that his financial interests are still, to this day, second to OpenAI’s nonprofit mission.
When OpenAI created its for-profit arm in 2019, which received assets from the nonprofit, Brockman testified that he was given a significant stake in the new entity. Early in OpenAI’s history, Brockman had referenced wanting to be a billionaire, writing in his personal journal, “Financially what will take me to $1B?”
On Monday, Molo pressed Brockman for several minutes about the vast wealth he had accumulated beyond his initial goal.
“Why not donate that $29 billion to the OpenAI nonprofit? Why didn’t you do that?” Molo asked. Brockman responded that he and others had poured “blood, sweat, and tears” into building OpenAI in the years since Musk left the company.
OpenAI’s foundation holds a stake of over $150 billion in the company, making it one of the richest nonprofits in history, Brockman said. That’s roughly five times Brockman’s ownership interest. Altogether, OpenAI employees hold about 25 percent of shares. The foundation has 27 percent. Brockman testified that OpenAI’s nonprofit had received less than $150 million from donors, implying Musk had been incidental to the company’s success and that the real drivers were those who stuck around to build out OpenAI.
Of course, Brockman’s stake in OpenAI could be worth much more than $30 billion if the company successfully goes public in the next two years. When asked whether OpenAI was exploring a potential IPO, Brockman said he believes so.
Brockman testified that he thought OpenAI’s nonprofit mission had given it “moral high ground” over competitors like Google DeepMind. Molo asked Brockman several times whether he thought his actions, such as not donating $100,000 to OpenAI and then obtaining a stake worth nearly $30 billion, made him “morally bankrupt.” Brockman said he didn’t think so.
Molo also asked Brockman about his allegiance to Altman. Emails revealed in the case show that Brockman was initially paid at OpenAI with a $10 million stake in Altman’s family office. Brockman testified that Musk was not immediately made aware of this, but he and Altman disclosed it in 2017 when Musk asked.
Brockman also testified that he has invested in several companies that signed major partnerships with OpenAI, including Cerebras, CoreWeave, and Helion Energy. Altman’s history of investing in companies that work with OpenAI has faced extensive scrutiny. But Brockman’s potentially conflicting ties had received comparatively less attention until Monday.
Answering questions from Musk’s attorneys, Brockman was almost robotic in his responses. So far, OpenAI’s president has watched every day of the trial’s proceedings. As he testified, Altman sat on a bench in the public gallery, staring down at the ground and looking somewhat dismayed. Brockman’s wife, Anna—who held his hand upon entering the courtroom—sat behind Altman fidgeting with a KN95 face mask in her hand. But during cross-examination, Brockman appeared more animated, smiling as he told his side of the story and recounted the early days of OpenAI.
By Brockman’s telling, when Musk left OpenAI’s board, he threatened to start a competing AI lab within Tesla. Asked whether Tesla had ever considered being a nonprofit, or open sourcing its technology, Brockman responded simply, “No.”
Musk’s lawyers are expected to have another chance with Brockman on Tuesday before potential testimony from Musk confidante Shivon Zilis.
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