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Musk sought settlement with OpenAI before Oakland trial, filing shows
Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages and leadership changes as his lawsuit says OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission, court filings show.
- In Oakland, California, the trial regarding Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI began on April 28, with Musk seeking leadership changes and $150 billion in damages from the company and Microsoft.
- Musk alleges OpenAI's shift to a for-profit structure betrayed its original nonprofit mission to develop safe AI, claiming the company's leaders wrongfully profited from his charitable contributions.
- The SpaceX founder testified on Thursday that he did not read the fine print of a 2017 term sheet regarding the company's structure change, having only reviewed its headline.
- Two days before the trial, Musk contacted OpenAI President Greg Brockman to discuss settlement, stating, "By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America."
- U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers expects the trial to last several weeks, with a verdict possible by mid-May; OpenAI executives Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella are scheduled to testify later this month.
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The Economic TimesElon Musk sought settlement with OpenAI before Oakland trial, filing shows
When Brockman suggested both sides drop their claims, Musk allegedly said, "By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be," the filing, made on Sunday, stated.
The most anticipated trial of Silicon Valley began on April 28 in Oakland before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers and the first week did not go well for the plaintiff. Elon Musk spent three days on the stand, first questioned by his own legal team and then under a cross-examination that produced several uncomfortable admissions. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, calls for more than $130 billion in damages and the partial reversal of OpenAI’s conversion to…
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Following high-profile testimony from billionaire Elon Musk last week, one of OpenAI’s co-founders will testify Monday in the California lawsuit brought by the world’s richest man against the creators of ChatGPT. Musk is seeking to force his rivals in artificial intelligence (AI) development to revert to a non-profit foundation. Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, will face questioning from Musk’s lawyers on Monday in the Oakland …
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