Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make their final case in a trial that could shape AI’s future
Musk’s lawyer told jurors Altman lied about OpenAI’s nonprofit mission as the company fights a $134 billion lawsuit over its for-profit shift.
- Closing arguments in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI began on Thursday in Oakland federal court, with Musk's attorney Steven Molo challenging the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
- Musk alleges OpenAI defendants breached a 'charitable trust' by enriching insiders and straying from the original mission to build safe artificial intelligence for humanity, claiming he was manipulated into giving $38 million.
- Testimony revealed Microsoft invested more than $100 billion in OpenAI, while lawyers portrayed Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman as seeking personal wealth through stakes worth billions.
- Jurors must determine if the lawsuit was filed within the statute of limitations; if Musk wins, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will return Monday to discuss restructuring and damages.
- OpenAI prepares for a potential initial public offering that could value the business at nearly $1 trillion while competing with Anthropic and Musk's xAI in the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence market.
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Musk accused of ‘selective amnesia,’ Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end
OAKLAND, Calif. — A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a trial over whether to hold the ChatGPT maker and its leaders responsible for allegedly transforming the nonprofit into a vehicle to enrich themselves. The post Musk accused of ‘selective amnesia,’ Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
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