# OpenAI's Real Mission, in Its Own Words

- slug: openais-real-mission-in-its-own-words
- date: 2026-04-26
- category: Artificial Intelligence

A nonprofit worth hundreds of billions sits on a $14.7 million asset base. That is what a jury in Oakland will begin examining Monday, when Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI goes to trial on claims that the company abandoned its founding mission.

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