Musk v. Altman: the judge told Musk's lawyer she did not want talk of AI's existential threat seeping into the trial, focusing instead on OpenAI's founding (New York Times)
A judge in the lawsuit between Elon Musk and OpenAI has instructed Musk's legal team to avoid emphasizing claims about AI's existential risks during the trial, directing focus instead on the circumstances surrounding OpenAI's founding. The case centers on whether OpenAI strayed from its original mission as a nonprofit entity co-founded by Musk and others. The judge's ruling aims to keep the proceedings grounded in contractual and factual history rather than speculative AI dangers.
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