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SAVITT LEADS ALTMAN'S DEFENSE IN MUSK LAWSUIT

William Savitt, the lawyer who defended Twitter against Elon Musk in 2022, is now representing Sam Altman in Musk's billion-dollar lawsuit against OpenAI. Court filings reveal Musk sought a settlement days before trial, threatening Altman and Greg Brockman would become "the most hated men in America" after they rejected his offer.

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Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider: A profile of William Savitt, Sam Altman's lead lawyer against Elon Musk, who represen…

Bloomberg Tech+5h 27m

Warnings about various risks to humankind are a typical part of the billionaire’s rhetoric

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Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Filing: Elon Musk texted Greg Brockman about settling days before trial; after being denied, he sa…

Bloomberg Tech+8h

Elon Musk messaged OpenAI President Greg Brockman about settling their legal battle just before they faced off in court…

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OpenAI accuses Musk of trying to "coerce" a settlement days before trial started.

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Musk texted OpenAI's president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman "will be the most hated men in America."

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Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch: Musk v. Altman: Stuart Russell, Musk's only AI expert witness, warned of AI risks but his con…

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Nicola M White / Bloomberg: Elon Musk agrees to pay $1.5M to settle SEC allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders…

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Bloomberg: Musk v. Altman: Greg Brockman testifies that his OpenAI stake is now worth ~$30B; a Musk attorney asks why he…

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Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Musk v. Altman: on his second day of testimony, Greg Brockman said that OpenAI expects to spend…