The drop came about a week into the Oakland, California trial, down from nearly 60% last week and roughly 50% by Friday afternoon.
Musk is suing CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, alleging OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission and used about $38 million in donations for unauthorized commercial purposes.
A Sunday filing said Musk texted Brockman about a settlement days before trial, while OpenAI's lawyers pressed him over Microsoft's capped investment and his knowledge of the group's structure.
Has OpenAI’s original mission to benefit humanity been sacrificed for its $850 billion valuation?
With claims of internal deception, can OpenAI's leaders be trusted to build safe artificial general intelligence?
Is Musk’s lawsuit a genuine defense of a mission or a competitive tactic against a major rival?