Musk v Altman trial exposes OpenAI texts
week one of elon musk's lawsuit against openai and sam altman concluded in oakland. musk alleges breach of charitable trust regarding the company's for-profit pivot, seeking to unwind its restructuring. the judge admonished musk's lawyer for claiming 'we could all die' due to ai, noting musk's own xai competes in the same space. openai argues musk agreed to a for-profit arm years ago to fund the high costs of ai development.
The first week of the federal trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman concluded in Oakland, California. Musk alleges that OpenAI president Greg Brockman and Altman breached the company's charitable trust by converting it into a for-profit entity, seeking to unwind the restructuring and remove Altman. OpenAI counters that Musk approved the for-profit structure to cover the high costs of AI development. During proceedings, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers criticized Musk's counsel for arguing that AI poses catastrophic risks, pointing to Musk's own xAI venture as evidence that he does not view himself as the sole steward of safe AI. The trial centers on the statute of limitations regarding when Musk discovered the alleged misconduct.