Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Oakland, framing his lawsuit against OpenAI as a defense of charitable trust rather than a personal profit dispute. The billionaire claims the nonprofit he funded with $44 million was betrayed when OpenAI’s leaders turned the organization into a for‑profit entity, a move he says threatens the foundation of charitable giving in the United States. Musk seeks up to $134 billion in damages for the nonprofit, the removal of CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, and a court order to revert OpenAI to nonprofit status. OpenAI’s lawyers argue Musk originally supported a for‑profit conversion and is now using the courts to damage a competitor. Read more →