OpenAI president Greg Brockman took the stand in Elon Musk's lawsuit against the artificial‑intelligence firm, offering a mix of detailed answers and evasive remarks that underscored the dispute over the company's shift to a for‑profit model. Cross‑examined by Musk's lawyer Steven Molo, Brockman referenced a $10 billion Microsoft investment, defended the corporate restructuring, and faced probing questions about his personal journal entries that suggest profit motives dating back to 2017. Read more →

Families of the victims in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting have filed lawsuits accusing OpenAI of ignoring warning signs, withholding the shooter’s ChatGPT logs and providing instructions that helped the gunman evade account bans. The suits claim the AI firm acted as a co‑conspirator, deepening the shooter’s fixation on gun violence, and demand access to the logs to determine the extent of the chatbot’s influence. Read more →

Elon Musk has taken his lawsuit against OpenAI to trial, accusing the company of abandoning its original nonprofit mission and turning into a profit‑driven enterprise. The case, which pits Musk against OpenAI’s chief executive Sam Altman, centers on whether the firm’s shift violates the law. A court‑ordered overhaul could reshape OpenAI’s leadership, funding structure, and product roadmap, with ripple effects for users and the broader artificial‑intelligence industry. Read more →

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 →

In a California courtroom, Elon Musk spent hours recounting his life story and positioning his business ventures as safeguards for humanity. Testifying against OpenAI co‑founder Sam Altman, Musk argued that artificial intelligence could either usher in a utopian future or trigger catastrophic ruin, and that his companies—from SpaceX to Tesla—were built to protect the species. The testimony, which painted Altman as a charitable thief, underscored Musk’s broader narrative that his entrepreneurial pursuits are driven by existential concerns rather than profit. Read more →