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MUSK TELLS JURY HE STARTED OPENAI TO SAVE HUMANITY

Elon Musk testified in his lawsuit against OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, framing his involvement with the AI company as an effort to prevent catastrophic outcomes. The trial centers on disputes over OpenAI's direction and structure.

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The Decoder+0m

The closely watched trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman kicked off in federal court in Oakland. Both sides…

The Verge+5h 3m

The Musk v. Altman trial is underway, and that means exhibits, or the evidence to be presented in court, are being revea…

Wired+10h 42m

Tensions flared on the third day of trial in Musk v. Altman as OpenAI’s lawyers cross-examined Musk.

TechCrunch+10h 59m

Elon Musk took the stand for the second day for his attempt to legally dismantle OpenAI.

The Verge+11h 1m

Just a simple country CEO who was being tricked by that sophisticated lawyer | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty I…

Techmeme+14h 50m

Wired: Musk v. Altman: internal 2017 emails show Musk sought majority voting control over OpenAI co-founders, withheld p…

Techmeme+14h 50m

Wired: Musk v. Altman: internal 2017 emails show Musk sought majority voting control over OpenAI co-founders, withheld p…

Bloomberg Tech+1d 3h

Elon Musk acknowledged there was no written agreement or contract with OpenAI regarding the terms of his donation to the…

Wired+1d 4h

While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors' models.

TechCrunch+1d 5h

"Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.

The Verge+1d 5h

In a federal courtroom in California on Thursday, Elon Musk testified that his own AI startup, xAI, has used OpenAI's mo…

Techmeme+1d 5h

Wired: Musk v. Altman: when asked whether xAI has distilled OpenAI models, Elon Musk says the claim is “partly” true  —…

Wired+1d 5h

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we get into how the Elon Musk-Sam Altman trial goes way beyond their rivalry and coul…

Ars Technica+1d 8h

Elon Musk spent three days testifying as the first witness in his trial against OpenAI.

The Verge+1d 10h

Okay, I am not a lawyer so I only understood about half of what just happened. But I am fairly sure, given the context,…

Wired+1d 11h

Messages presented at trial reveal how Zilis, the mother of four of Musk's children, acted as an intermediary between hi…

Bloomberg Tech+1d 12h

OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar, rebutting concerns about missing internal targets, said the company is meeti…

Techmeme+1d 14h

Wired: Musk v. Altman: OpenAI lawyers claim Shivon Zilis, a longtime Musk employee and mother to four of his children, a…