Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models
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During the first week of his lawsuit against OpenAI, Elon Musk testified that CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman deceived him into funding the company, claiming he donated $38 million thinking it would remain a nonprofit developing AI safely for humanity. Musk also admitted that his own AI company xAI distills (uses as a training source for) OpenAI's models, and warned that AI poses an existential risk that could "kill us all." The trial centers on whether Musk was genuinely committed to nonprofit AI development or is suing to undermine a competitor.
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First tracked: May 1, 2026 at 08:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%