Musk Says No Contract Dictating His Early Donation to OpenAI

Elon Musk arrives at the federal court in Oakland, California, on April 30.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Elon Musk acknowledged there was no contract with OpenAI regarding the terms of his donation to the company when it was first founded as a nonprofit research organization more than a decade ago.

Under questioning from OpenAI attorney William Savitt, Musk said Thursday that he contributed to the artificial intelligence startup based on his understanding of its founding mission and a review of its corporate charter.