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Final day of testimony in OpenAI trial
Wednesday was the final day of testimony in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company betrayed its mission by founding a for-profit venture. Altman testified on Tuesday that he believed Musk wanted to take complete control of the company. Musk's attorneys say Altman is dishonest
OAKLAND, Calif. - The jury in the landmark trial involving OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk reached a verdict Monday morning, siding with the artificial intelligence company.
What the lawsuit said
The backstory:
Lawyers for Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday.
Musk, the world’s richest man, was a co-founder of OpenAI, which started in 2015 and went on to create ChatGPT. His lawsuit filed in 2024 accuses OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his top deputy of betraying a plan to keep it as a nonprofit and shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back.
The trial that began April 27 in Oakland shed light on the bitter falling-out between the two Silicon Valley titans and the beginnings of OpenAI, now a company valued at $852 billion and moving toward potentially one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
The trial’s outcome could sway the balance of power in AI — breakthrough technology that increasingly has raised fears about its potential impacts on the economy, society and even humanity’s survival. Scrutiny of Altman’s leadership comes at a crucial time for the company and its competitors, Musk’s own AI firm and Anthropic, formed by a group of seven ex-OpenAI leaders.
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The Source: Court records, previous KTVU reporting and the Associated Press