Elon Musk and Sam Altman, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit research laboratory with a mission to develop artificial intelligence safely for humanity, became adversaries in a legal battle over the future of AI. The dispute centered on whether AI is a public good or a commercial product. The conflict escalated after Microsoft’s arrival changed the organization’s direction, shifting from open-source idealism to corporate secrecy, notably with GPT-4 and the transparency debate. A boardroom coup shocked Silicon Valley, followed by an employee revolt and power struggle, including a safety revolt where researchers raised key concerns. Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, seeking major remedies in a case about more than money. The case ended with an unexpected twist, leaving the bigger question of who owns the future of artificial intelligence unanswered.