Musk Proposed Passing OpenAI To His Children Like A Medieval Fiefdom, Admits He Also Offered It To His Dog

SAN FRANCISCO — Bombshell testimony emerged Tuesday from the ongoing legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI, with CEO Sam Altman revealing that Musk had once proposed transferring control of the world's leading artificial intelligence company to his children, his future children, and at one point, 'whatever kids he might have by the time the paperwork cleared.'

'He had a very specific vision,' Altman testified, staring into the middle distance with the hollow eyes of a man who has seen things. 'Elon wanted OpenAI to be a dynasty. Like the Medicis, but with more rockets and fewer frescoes.'

According to court documents, Musk's succession plan included a color-coded organizational chart assigning different AI capabilities to each of his eleven children, with the eldest handling 'general intelligence,' the youngest handling 'vibes,' and one child named after a mathematical symbol being placed in charge of 'whatever that symbol means when it grows up.'

Musk's attorneys pushed back hard during cross-examination, arguing that their client's proposal was merely a 'thought experiment' and 'not legally binding just because he had it laminated.'

'My client simply believed that the future of artificial intelligence should remain within a single, carefully curated gene pool,' lead attorney Margaret Foss explained to a courtroom that had stopped blinking. 'That's not control — that's stewardship. Monarchical, hereditary stewardship.'

Altman further testified that the hair-raising nature of Musk's proposals extended beyond mere nepotism, revealing a handwritten memo in which Musk outlined plans for an 'AI Council of Heirs' that would convene annually at a location 'TBD, probably Mars, fingers crossed.'

The memo allegedly also included a footnote proposing that if none of his children were available, control could pass to his dog, whose name was listed in the document only as 'Backup Plan.'

Legal scholars watching the case say the revelation raises profound questions about corporate governance, the nature of intelligence — artificial and otherwise — and whether someone can technically bequeath a nonprofit.

'You cannot bequeath a nonprofit,' confirmed every lawyer contacted for this story, in unison.

At press time, Musk had posted a poll on X asking his 200 million followers to vote on which of his children should inherit the internet.