What is the wildcard for OpenAI?

Elon Musk. He co-founded OpenAI as a charity in 2015 and says Altman turned it into an $852 billion company for personal gain. He wants up to $150 billion back in the nonprofit and Altman out. A jury threw the case out on 18 May 2026 on timing, and the appeal runs across the OpenAI IPO. Meanwhile Google, Meta and Anthropic cap the price, and the public turned: Altman himself, "people hate data centers."