Technology,
Business Law
Apr. 29, 2026
Musk takes stand, calls OpenAI's shift "stealing a charity"
A jury in Oakland heard dueling narratives as tech mogul Elon Musk claimed OpenAI became a for-profit powerhouse in breach of its original purpose.
OAKLAND -- Had it not been for Elon Musk's money, contacts and concerns about letting artificial general intelligence fall into the hands of Google, the world might never have heard of Sam Altman, OpenAI or ChatGPT, Musk told a jury in Oakland on Tuesday.
The Tesla "CEO and chief engineer, or something like that," took the stand briefly, following opening statements in the brutal fight between Musk and Altman over the decision to change OpenAI from a nonprofit to a f...
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