In Musk v. Altman case, judge warns lawyers that AI itself is not on trial
In the third day of Elon Musk's testimony in his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers emphasized that the trial is not about the broader risks of AI but centers on Musk's claim that OpenAI betrayed its nonprofit founding mission. Musk alleges that Altman and others enriched themselves by shifting OpenAI to a for-profit model, while OpenAI's legal team argues Musk never fulfilled his promised $1 billion investment and left after being denied control. The case, which could impact OpenAI's future and its relationship with Microsoft, continues amid personal tensions between the tech leaders.
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Artificial intelligenceIn Musk v. Altman case, judge warns lawyers that AI itself is not on trialOn the third day of Elon Musk’s testimony against OpenAI, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers again stepped in as tempers flared between both sides.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Elon Musk arrives to court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on Thursday in Oakland, Calif.Benjamin Fanjoy / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 30, 2026, 3:53 PM EDTBy Shanshan Dong and Angela YangOAKLAND, California — The third day of Elon Musk’s testimony in his high-stakes trial against OpenAI began with a bout of bickering over whether AI could lead to the “extinction” of the human race.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive…
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