Musk vs. OpenAI trial heats up
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A long-running dispute between Elon Musk and Sam Altman enters a US courtroom, with questions over OpenAI’s structure, governance and direction now under legal scrutiny
In court, Musk argues OpenAI betrayed its nonprofit founding mission. He’s demanding more than $150 billion in financial damages and a complete restructuring of OpenAI.
Elon Musk said in his second day of testimony that he was “a fool” for funding OpenAI. Mr. Musk grew combative during questioning from a company lawyer.
As soon as Musk could take the stand, arguing OpenAI betrayed him and its original nonprofit mission when it created a for-profit subsidiary.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and prominent AI executive Sam Altman are facing off in court with major implications for OpenAI, the San Francisco-based tech giant led by Altman. The federal case,