{"id":2839,"date":"2026-05-07T03:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/musks-biggest-loyalist-became-his-biggest-liability\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T03:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:37:02","slug":"musks-biggest-loyalist-became-his-biggest-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/musks-biggest-loyalist-became-his-biggest-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk\u2019s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Graphic collage of Shivon Zilis.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/STPK222_SHIVON_ZILIS2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-none\">I sat down in the <em>Musk v. Altman <\/em>trial courtroom today, painfully aware that no one was going to ask Shivon Zilis the question on everyone&rsquo;s minds: Girl, what the <em>fuck<\/em> are you <em>doing<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Zilis, who testified under oath that she is the mother of four of Musk&rsquo;s children, was\u2026 what&rsquo;s the best way to characterize this? A Musk advisor? She denies she was a \u00ab\u00a0chief of staff\u00a0\u00bb but says she worked for Musk&rsquo;s \u00ab\u00a0entire AI portfolio: Tesla, Neuralink, and OpenAI\u00a0\u00bb starting in 2017. The two met through OpenAI, and they had what she referred to as a \u00ab\u00a0one off\u00a0\u00bb before becoming \u00ab\u00a0friends and colleagues.\u00a0\u00bb The \u00ab\u00a0one off,\u00a0\u00bb she confirmed, was \u00ab\u00a0romantic in nature.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Her  \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/925665\/musk-altman-trial-shivon-zilis-testimony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sat down in the Musk v. 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