Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

Sam Altman and Elon Musk are set to face off in a high-stakes trial that could alter the future of tech’s leading AI startup, OpenAI. The trial begins with jury selection on April 27th, as Musk pushes forward his 2024 lawsuit that accuses OpenAI of abandoning its founding mission of developing AI to benefit humanity and shifting focus to boosting profits instead.

Musk was a cofounder of OpenAI and claims that Altman and cofounder Greg Brockman tricked him into giving the company money, only to turn their backs on their original goal. However, OpenAI says that “This lawsuit has always been a baseless and jealous bid to derail a competitor” in a bid to boost Musk’s own SpaceX / xAI / X companies that have launched Grok as a competitor to ChatGPT.

In his lawsuit, Musk is asking for the removal of Altman and Brockman, and for OpenAI to stop operating as a public benefit corporation. Musk has also demanded that OpenAI’s nonprofit receive up to $150 billion in damages he’s asking for if he wins the case.

Here’s all the latest on the trial between Musk and Altman:

• Elon Musk’s lawyer tried to get some jurors thrown out for disliking Musk.
• Apparently things are exciting outside.
• We have gone through the first 20 potential jurors.
• Voir dire has begun.
• The Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial starts today.
• Elon Musk drops fraud claims against OpenAI and Sam Altman before trial.
• Musk vs. Altman is here, and it’s going to get messy
• Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!
• ‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
• Elon Musk’s xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple
• Inside Elon Musk’s messy breakup with OpenAI
• Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman again