Musk testimony dominated first week Musk v. Altman. 'You can't just steal a charity'

Elon Musk testified in a lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, claiming they broke promises to keep the AI company as a nonprofit and misused his $38 million donation for commercial purposes. Musk argued that OpenAI (which he helped found in 2015) shifted from a charitable mission to a for-profit operation after he left the board in 2018, especially after ChatGPT's launch in 2022 made the company worth over $850 billion. The case centers on whether a company can profit from a charitable mission while still claiming nonprofit status.