Inside Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Battle to Be ‘First Buddy’ — How It Ended up in Court and Could Destroy OpenAI

Inside Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle to be ‘first buddy’ — how it ended up in court and could destroy OpenAI

President Trump was courted by both Elon Musk and Sam Altman, and while the Tesla founder initially seemed to emerge victorious, he was mad when his arch-nemesis started winning contracts. Now the tech titans' feud is headed to court in a lawsuit filed by Musk alleging he was “manipulated” by “Altman’s "long con” and OpenAI has breached its founding nonprofit mission.

A Deep Dive Into the Sam Altman–vs.–Elon Musk Trial, Our Next Techstravaganza

The two tech giants are scheduled to square off next week in a court battle over the past, present, and future of OpenAI. Here’s what to expect—and how this whole mess started in the first place.