Former OpenAI board member says Elon Musk offered her sperm donations
Shivon Zilis is the mother of four of Musk's children. That relationship began as she advised OpenAI.
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Shivon Zilis is the mother of four of Musk's children. That relationship began as she advised OpenAI.
Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member and mother of four of Elon Musk's children, testified in a lawsuit between Musk and OpenAI, revealing that Musk had offered her sperm donations. She presented internal emails and notes suggesting Musk discussed making OpenAI more commercial and gaining greater control over the company, potentially contradicting his claims in the lawsuit that OpenAI had deviated from its original non-profit mission and misled him.
Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member and mother of four of Elon Musk's children, testified in court that Musk offered to donate sperm for her to conceive via IVF.
Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member and mother of four of Elon Musk's children, testified in court that Musk offered to donate sperm for her to conceive via IVF.
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