Opening statements in Musk v. Altman began April 28 before a nine-person jury in Oakland federal court, with Musk's counsel declaring "Without Elon Musk, there would be no OpenAI, pure and simple" and arguing Altman and Brockman conned Musk into funding the lab before steering it toward profit over nonprofit mission. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers warned both parties to stop trading social media commentary on the case, as CNBC's live feed tracked proceedings. Musk is seeking roughly $130 billion in damages and reversion of OpenAI to its original nonprofit structure; Altman, Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are expected to testify over the roughly three-week trial.