Musk Accuses Altman of Stealing Charity in Heated OpenAI Trial Cross-Examination
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.