Musk vs. Altman Trial Kicks Off Today With Jury Selection in Oakland Federal Court
The blockbuster lawsuit between Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman begins today with jury selection, as Musk accuses OpenAI of abandoning its nonprofit roots for profit-driven AI development. The trial could expose internal communications, including texts with Zuckerberg and Bezos, and has massive implications for AI's future governance and open-source principles. Valued at up to $180B in claims, it's poised to be the AI trial of the century.
This showdown between AI titans could reshape lab structures, IP battles, and the balance between open and closed AI development.