Sam Altman defends OpenAI in courtroom showdown with Elon Musk
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Source: The Guardian TechnologyMay 12, 2026
Summary
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in court to defend himself against a lawsuit from Elon Musk, who claims Altman deceived him about OpenAI's business structure. Musk alleges that Altman broke their founding agreement by converting OpenAI from a non-profit to a for-profit company, and is seeking Altman's removal, a $134 billion redistribution, and reversal of the conversion.
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/12/sam-altman-openai-trial-elon-musk
First tracked: May 13, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%