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Musk, Altman, Nadella all on witness list for approaching US OpenAI trial

By Mike Swift ( March 2, 2026, 21:55 GMT | Insight) -- A US trial that's shaping up to be a battle of warring chief executives will feature extensive time on the witness stand for Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella next month as a jury decides Musk's claims that the founders of OpenAI committed fraud and breach of charitable trust through the company's conversion to a for-profit firm. Musk and defendants OpenAI and Microsoft have submitted their planned witness lists to a federal judge in Oakland, California.Elon Musk, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are slated to spend extended time on the witness stand in a star-caliber US trial next month in California over OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company that's sure to attract intense media interest....

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