OpenAI Staff Did Free Work for Tesla

During federal testimony, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said Elon Musk enlisted several OpenAI employees in 2017 to do months of unpaid work for Tesla’s Autopilot efforts. The claim is specific (year, actor, team) and was disclosed under oath in the Musk–OpenAI trial. — If true, it shows how lines between nonprofit mission and founders’ commercial projects can blur, raising conflict‑of‑interest, labor, and governance questions for high‑impact AI organizations.