Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial: What it was like in the room
Summary
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in federal court, claiming he invested millions expecting OpenAI to remain a nonprofit organization but alleges the company was secretly converted into a for-profit corporation, deceiving him about its original mission. The trial centers on whether Musk was actually deceived and when he discovered this alleged misconduct, with Musk seeking damages and the reversal of OpenAI's restructuring that reduced the nonprofit portion's control.
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Original source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/04/1136826/week-one-of-the-musk-v-altman-trial-what-it-was-like-in-the-room/
First tracked: May 4, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%