Altman: warming to 'freemind'; co-chairs works best

From:: Sam Altman
Date:: November 22, 2015 (Sent Sunday 7:36 PM)
To:: Elon Musk
Subject:: Re: Thought Summary

Ok, let me work on a draft of how to step up the bonuses for the senior positions. I'm warming up fast to freemind. It definitely conveys the right spirit. Also thinking about names related to Turing somehow. I think both as co-chairs works best. We can evolve from there as needed.

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Altman says he will draft stepped-up bonuses for senior roles, is warming to 'freemind', is considering Turing-related names, and favors both men as co-chairs.

Where it came from

Court record; attribution confirmed.

Musk v. Altman (N.D. Cal., No. 4:24-cv-04722-YGR), Dkt. 379-61 (Exhibit 6)
Mother Jones, 'The Musk v. Altman court battle reveals how the oligarchy is afraid of itself' (Apr 2026)
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance, 'Musk pitched naming OpenAI Freemind in jab at Google, emails show' (Apr 29, 2026)

OpenAI, executive & internal. Tags: naming, freemind, titles, co-chair, compensation, musk-v-openai

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