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Elon Musk and Sam Altman face off in a $150 billion federal trial over whether OpenAI betrayed its nonprofit founding mission, a verdict that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk made repeated references to an AI "Terminator" scenario while testifying before a California federal jury about OpenAI's for-profit move.
By Deepa Seetharaman and Kenrick Cai OAKLAND, California, April 30 (Reuters) - Elon Musk wrangled with Sam Altman's lawyer on Thursday over whether he had seen emails and documents discussing turning OpenAI into a for-profit company as he was cross-examined in a trial over a lawsuit brought by Musk that could determine the future of the ChatGPT maker.
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers told Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to “control your propensity to use social media to make things worse outside this courtroom.” The warning came ahead of opening statements on Tuesday, one day after Musk posted a series of jabs at OpenAI’s leadership on X.