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A jury will decide if Elon Musk's "stealing a charity" claims against Sam Altman and OpenAI are valid. The trial revealed a bitter feud, with testimony from tech leaders and private documents detailing OpenAI's history and restructuring.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The deputy director of the Home Affairs Department and the former head of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) were the latest Hong Kong officials to testify at a public hearing on the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Their cross-examination on Friday concluded the fourth round of evidential hearings held by the government-appointed...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The deputy director of the Home Affairs Department and the former head of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) are the latest Hong Kong officials to testify at a public hearing on Friday into the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Their cross-examination will also conclude the fourth round of evidential hearings held by the...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The deputy director of the Home Affairs Department and the former head of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) are the latest Hong Kong officials to testify at a public hearing on Friday into the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Their cross-examination will also conclude the fourth round of evidential hearings held by the...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The deputy director of the Home Affairs Department and the former head of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) are the latest Hong Kong officials to testify at a public hearing on Friday into the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Their cross-examination will also conclude the fourth round of evidential hearings held by the...
Seven trial days into Musk v. Altman, neither side is winning. Elon Musk filibustered his way through cross-examination. OpenAI president Greg Brockman's own diary—"what will take me to $1B?"—became the prosecution's best exhibit. A $97.4 billion bid surfaced through a passed note. And Demis Hassabis, the man who never took the stand, turns out to haunt every page of evidence.
Elon Musk's high-stakes lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI began this week in Oakland, California federal court. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, alleges the company breached its founding agreement by converting from a non-profit focused on benefiting humanity to a for-profit structure. He is seeking $134bn in damages and reversal of the conversion. OpenAI denies the claims, arguing Musk was aware of for-profit plans and is "motivated by jealousy" after leaving in 2018. The three-week trial features dramatic testimony, with Musk's former lieutenant Jared Birchall confirming approximately $38M in donations from 2016-2020. The outcome could impact OpenAI's planned $1tn IPO and benefit Musk's competing xAI venture.
Elon Musk continued his testimony in a $134bn lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging co-founder Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman broke a foundational agreement by converting the AI company from a non-profit to a for-profit structure. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and donated approximately $38m from 2016-2020, is seeking to undo the for-profit conversion and redirect damages to OpenAI's non-profit arm. OpenAI's attorneys have argued Musk was always aware of for-profit plans and is "motivated by jealousy" after leaving the company in 2018. The three-week trial in Oakland, California has featured contentious exchanges and previously private communications revealing the formation of the AI company.
Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI continues in Oakland federal court, with Musk alleging the co-founders breached their 2015 founding agreement by transforming the AI company from a non-profit into a for-profit entity. Musk seeks $134bn in damages redirected to OpenAI's non-profit arm and removal of Altman and Brockman from the company. OpenAI denies the allegations, claiming Musk was always aware of for-profit plans and is "motivated by jealousy" after his 2018 departure following a failed takeover attempt. The three-week trial features blockbuster testimony from tech industry leaders and could impact OpenAI's planned $1tn IPO.
Rebel Wilson tells a court several social media posts targeting the lead actor on her film The Deb are all true, on her final day of cross-examination in a defamation trial.
Rebel Wilson tells a court several social media posts targeting the lead actor on her film The Deb are all true, on her final day of cross-examination in a defamation trial.
Elon Musk took the stand for a second day in his lawsuit against OpenAI, repeatedly accusing Sam Altman of stealing a charity and endangering humanity with AI. Musk seeks $134bn in damages and the removal of Altman and Greg Brockman, claiming they broke the founding agreement to build AI for humanity by shifting to a for-profit structure. OpenAI rejects the claims as motivated by jealousy, stating Musk was aware of for-profit plans and left in 2018 after a failed bid to take over the company. The trial in Oakland, California is being closely watched as it threatens OpenAI's planned $1tn IPO.
Elon Musk continued his testimony against OpenAI in federal court in Oakland, California, repeatedly accusing Sam Altman of stealing a charity and endangering humanity with AI. During contentious cross-examination, Musk refused to answer questions directly, leading to multiple interventions from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Musk is seeking removal of Altman and Greg Brockman, reversal of OpenAI's for-profit conversion, and $134bn in damages to be redistributed to the company's non-profit arm. OpenAI rejects the claims as jealousy-motivated and states Musk was aware of for-profit plans. The trial, expected to last three weeks, could impact OpenAI's planned $1tn IPO.
