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Closing arguments begin in high-stakes Musk v OpenAI courtroom ...
Closing arguments began on Thursday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, bringing the weeks-long courtroom battle between the two tech moguls nearer to a decision. A nine-person jury is set to deliberate and return a verdict on whether they believe the AI firm and Altman are liable in the case.The trial, which began last month in an Oakland, California, federal courthouse, has gripped Silicon Valley and featured some of the tech industry’s biggest names as witnesses. Attorneys for both sides have presented testimony and documents that have exposed Musk and Altman’s private dealings, as well as provided a window into the contentious history of OpenAI.Musk has sought to prove that Altman, OpenAI and its president, Greg Brockman, broke a founding agreement of the non-profit company when they restructured it into a for-profit entity, accusing them of bilking him out of money and unjustly enriching themselves. OpenAI has rejected all Musk’s claims, arguing that he is motivated by jealousy after a failed bid to take over the firm in 2018 and was always aware of plans to create a for-profit. They have also argued that OpenAI’s non-profit still oversees the company and is one of the most well-resourced charities in the world.In addition to arguments about corporate governance and non-profit law, much of the case has focused on the personal and professional conduct of both Musk and Altman. Attorneys for Musk have cast Altman as a duplicitous operator seeking personal gain over OpenAI’s original mission to use its technology to benefit humanity. OpenAI’s lawyers have meanwhile depicted Musk as a vengeful and erratic mogul who is upset that he has fallen by the wayside in the tech industry’s multitrillion-dollar AI race.During closing arguments, Musk’s attorney Steven Molo hit on several themes he has been emphasizing throughout the trial, including questioning whether Altman is trustworthy. Molo listed several witnesses who testified that Altman was dishonest or misleading, suggesting that Altman ducked those allegations while on the stand with noncommittal and evasive language.“Sam Altman’s credibility is directly at issue in this case,” Molo said. “The defendants absolutely need you to believe Sam Altman. If you cannot trust him, if you do not believe him, they cannot win. It’s that simple.”Molo told jurors to imagine that they were on a hike and approached a scary-looking bridge that spanned a river hundreds of feet below. He asked them to imagin...
Closing Statements Begin in Musk Trial Over OpenAI Founding ...
4 hours ago ... Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its leaders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, began closing statements. Musk alleges OpenAI manipulated him into funding a ...
OpenAI trial live updates: Closing arguments begin in landmark case
2 hours ago ... Elon Musk filed a $134 billion lawsuit against Sam Altman and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, along with Microsoft, over its investments in OpenAI, in 2024.
Elon Musk's court battle against OpenAI enters homestretch
6 hours ago ... Musk is suing OpenAI and Altman for breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment, accusing them of "stealing a charity" by straying from OpenAI's founding ...
