What to know about Musk vs. Altman
Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging they abandoned the company's original nonprofit mission. Jury selection began Monday in Oakland, Calif., in a trial that could have significant implications for the AI industry.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit, with the goal of advancing AI to benefit humanity. Musk left the company and later sued Altman and OpenAI in August 2024, alleging they manipulated him into co-founding the venture before abandoning its original mission. Jury selection began Monday in Oakland, Calif. The four-week trial will feature testimony from Musk and Altman, and will provide a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Silicon Valley. The case centers on OpenAI's shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity in 2017, which Musk claims was a betrayal of the company's original mission. The trial could have significant implications for the rapidly changing AI landscape.
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