{"id":61613,"date":"2026-05-07T23:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/61613\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T23:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:10:11","slug":"sam-altman-and-mira-murati-texts-from-elon-musk-trial-spawn-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/61613\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman and Mira Murati Texts From Elon Musk Trial Spawn Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s something for everyone in the texts between former OpenAI colleagues <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/sam-altmans-frantic-texts-after-2023-openai-ouster-2026-5\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sam Altman and Mira Murati<\/a> that resurfaced this week in the trial over <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/musk-v-altman-trial-livestream-youtube-where-to-watch-2026-5\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elon Musk&#8217;s lawsuit.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                          Loading audio narration&#8230;\n                        <\/p>\n<p>As soon as the exchanges were posted to social media Wednesday night, users began repurposing them \u2014 turning Altman&#8217;s pleas about his future at <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/openai-president-talks-altman-firing-2026-2\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OpenAI <\/a>and Murati&#8217;s very frank responses into relatable memes.<\/p>\n<p>Among the most creative was a post on X that set the conversation to music, transforming it into a &#8220;2011 style emo&#8221; love song.<\/p>\n<p>The snippet in which Altman asks Murati for intel about his standing during his short-lived 2023 ouster from OpenAI seems to be a favorite. <\/p>\n<p>One X user quipped that they were trying to figure out how to make &#8220;directionally very bad&#8221; \u2014 Murati&#8217;s blunt message to Altman about the situation \u2014 into a Halloween costume. <\/p>\n<p>Altman being told that he was unwelcome at discussions about OpenAI&#8217;s future resonated deeply.<\/p>\n<p>The texts are part of the exhibits in the blockbuster trial underway in federal court in San Francisco over the $150 billion <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/openai-execs-testify-about-sam-altman-management-style-2026-5\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lawsuit Musk filed <\/a>against Altman and OpenAI, alleging he was deceived into bankrolling a nonprofit that was turned into a for-profit entity after he left.<\/p>\n<p>Murati, who took the stand at the trial, was the chief technology officer at OpenAI when Altman was ousted, and in the texts, he beseeched her for information and help returning. Murati later left OpenAI to start her own company, <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mira-murati-announces-new-startup-thinking-machine-labs-2025-2\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thinking Machines Lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, she tells Altman that the board appointed a new CEO \u2014 former <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/emmett-shear-rando-twitch-guy-ceo-mira-murati-text-2026-5\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitch CEO Emmett Shear<\/a> \u2014 and refers to him as &#8220;rando Twitch guy.&#8221; The phrase is so brutally dismissive that one can only cheer for Shear&#8217;s pitch-perfect response.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s an honor just to be nominated<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emmett Shear (@eshear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eshear\/status\/2052230246821400576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\" nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trial is expected to continue at least into next week. 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