Former OpenAI board member says Elon Musk offered her sperm donations
Summary
Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member, testified in a court case involving Elon Musk and OpenAI's shift from nonprofit to for-profit status. She revealed that Musk offered to donate sperm to her in 2020, leading to the birth of four children, and described her close working relationship with Musk across several of his companies, including OpenAI.Key Facts
- Shivon Zilis was an advisor and board director at OpenAI from 2016 to 2023.
- Around late 2020, Elon Musk offered to donate sperm to Zilis, which she accepted.
- Zilis and Musk have four children together.
- Zilis had a brief romantic relationship with Musk about 10 years ago but was not romantically involved with him around 2020.
- Musk encouraged those around him to have children at that time.
- The paternity of the twins born in 2021 was initially kept confidential between Musk and Zilis.
- Zilis told OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about Musk's paternity after a media report was imminent.
- Zilis worked at Musk’s companies Tesla and Neuralink, besides her role at OpenAI.
- The court case involves Musk's lawsuit to reverse OpenAI’s change to a for-profit company.
- Emails presented in court show Musk wanted more control of OpenAI and suggested it join Tesla.
- OpenAI founders preferred transitioning to a B Corporation, a type of company with a social mission and profit.
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