Who are the lawyers representing Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft?
Elon Musk testified in a high-stakes trial against OpenAI, accusing its leaders of betraying the company's nonprofit roots by prioritizing profit, while OpenAI's legal team argued Musk is motivated by sour grapes after leaving the company. Musk claimed he was the driving force behind OpenAI's founding and mission, while OpenAI's lawyers said he showed little interest after his 2018 departure until its recent success. Microsoft, named in the suit as a major investor, is also part of the legal defense. The trial could have major implications for the future of AI governance and corporate accountability.
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Elon Musk, Testifying at OpenAI Trial, Accuses Executives of Stealing a ‘Charity’Elon Musk, who split from OpenAI years after cofounding it as a nonprofit in 2015, said it was putting commercial interests over the public’s. A company lawyer said Mr. Musk had sued because he did not get his way.April 28, 2026Updated 7:45 p.m. ETShare full articleElon Musk has sued OpenAI, which he cofounded with Sam Altman, right, and others.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images window.registerInteractive && window.registerInteractive("100000010805361"); !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void…
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