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claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial
trial. Being considered is Musk's claim that Altman - with whom he founded OpenAI - has swindled
Musk wanted 90 percent of OpenAI in high-stakes trial In a United States court, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has rejected claims
trial, was that the company could focus on building safe AI systems that benefitted humanity rather than prioritising shareholder returns. Musk and Altman also believed the nonprofit structure would help OpenAI compete with technology giants
claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman  federal courthouse, has gripped Silicon Valley and featured some of the tech industry’s biggest names as witnesses. Attorneys for both sides have
trial](/economy/2026/4/27/elon-musk-trial-against-sam-altman-to-reveal-openai-power-struggle). “That’s my concern.” Musk, who founded carmaker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX, also said he is committed to serving the public by working 80- to 100-hour weeks and generally not taking
trial centres on OpenAI’s 2015 founding as a nonprofit that later evolved into a for-profit venture. In the company’s early years, Musk invested about $38m between 2015 and 2017. The world
trial. "We're here because Mr Musk didn't get his way at OpenAI," said OpenAI lawyer William Savitt. "Because he's a competitor, Mr Musk will do anything to attack OpenAI." Musk lawyer Steven
trial, all people that he’s known for years and worked with, called him a liar under oath. Liar’s a very powerful word in a courtroom,” Molo said. The five people Molo referenced were
Altman is the latest in a string of legal defeats or settlements. Late last year he agreed to [settle with former Twitter executives](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce326pyzlr4o) and thousands of former employees of the social platform
trial](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict) [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5764306/big-tech-lawsuits-verdicts-accountability-social-media-harms) ### [Technology](https://www.npr.org/sections/technology/) ### [Verdicts against
Altman billionaires. Neither that outcome nor Musk’s victory seems promising for an AI industry aligned less with monetary incentives and more with humanity’s collective betterment. “Can’t see us turning this into
claims include breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by Musk in 2024, accusing Altman, Brockman, and Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars into OpenAI, of betraying
trial has [opened a rare window](https://www.kqed.org/news/12082428/inside-sam-altman-and-elon-musks-battle-over-openai) into the machinations of some of Silicon Valley's most ambitious tech entrepreneurs as they debated the future of AI and wrangled over investment plans