Ilya Sutskever Testifies: Spent Year Building 52-Page Case Against Altman's 'Consistent Pattern of Lying'

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Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever testified in the Musk v. OpenAI trial that he spent approximately one year assembling a 52-page document for the board detailing CEO Sam Altman's alleged 'consistent pattern of lying,' including undermining and pitting executives against one another. Sutskever confirmed he discussed removing Altman with then-CTO Mira Murati before the November 2023 board vote, but later reversed course fearing the company could collapse. This is the most damaging insider testimony yet in the trial, coming from OpenAI's former top scientist rather than a board observer.