A remark by Elon Musk during a trial from his ongoing lawsuit with OpenAI has been making the rounds across media platforms. William Savitt, the lawyer representing the AI research company, demanded binary answers like a “yes” or a “no” during the trial for a complicated question.

Elon Musk’s quote highlights acting on importance rather than odds, urging individuals to pursue meaningful goals despite uncertainty, focusing on purpose, persistence, and commitment instead of waiting for favourable conditions.

Musk is playing up his role as AI’s - and indeed humanity’s - safety guard against a technology that “could kill us all”.

One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.

Elon Musk took the stand on the second day of his landmark lawsuit against OpenAI, testifying that he founded the AI company as a nonprofit to benefit all of humanity and accusing Altman of betraying those founding principles.

Jury selection in the case began this week in US District Court in Northern California. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will ultimately decide whether OpenAI's shift to