Musk testifies on how he sees AI evolving
Musk testifies on how he sees AI evolving
Publish Date: 2026-04-28 17:49:00
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Elon Musk took the witness stand Tuesday in his lawsuit against OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, which claims that the ChatGPT maker deceived him and betrayed its original mission.
The jury’s verdict will advise Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers as she decides whether Musk gets his wish: reversion of OpenAI to a nonprofit structure, the removal of Altman and Brockman from OpenAI’s board, and around $130 billion in damages to go back into OpenAI’s nonprofit foundation.
Beyond the remedies Musk is demanding, the trial threatens to derail one of the world’s largest AI companies – and one of Musk’s biggest artificial intelligence rivals – as it makes plans to go public as early as this year. OpenAI has consistently pushed back against Musk’s claims and says his suit is one based on jealousy and regret.
The battle between two of the biggest AI pioneers, Musk and Altman, could shape the future of the emerging, but already wildly influential, technology. OpenAI’s IPO is expected to be a blockbuster, and the money it raises could help it dominate an industry in which it had an early lead. On the other hand, if Musk wins, his own xAI company could set back a major rival and potentially leap ahead.
The trial was already contentious even before any testimony.
Musk spent part of Monday posting on his social media platform X about his lawsuit against OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, and Musk’s claims in the suit that the ChatGPT maker deceived him and betrayed its original mission.
“Scam Altman and Greg Stockman stole a charity. Full stop,” read one of Musk’s missives.
Rogers scolded Musk on Tuesday morning for his recent social media posts about the trial and threatened a gag order before the jury arrived in the courtroom.
Musk’s posts will “only make things worse,” she said. Musk agreed to limit his social media posts about the suit; Altman and Brockman similarly agreed.
And Musk could face other hurdles in his quest. Musk’s lawyers on…
