"Before the jurors came in, Sam Altman's team passed up what looked - from a distance - like a little league trophy. It was not. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had the lawyers read the inscription aloud for the press: “Never stop being a jackass.” It's a commemoration OpenAI employees bought for research scientist Josh Ackiam, who testified yesterday."
"How exactly did this come up in a trial about nonprofit contract law? Allegedly, when Elon Musk was leaving OpenAI, he talked about wanting to race ahead of Google. Achiam, who worked on AI safety, asked if that was really such a good idea. Musk called him a jackass. Years later, Musk is portraying his lawsuit as an attempt to avoid AI causing serious harm - something that, Altman's team suggests, wasn't high on his list of concerns back then."
"During his own direct testimony, Musk denied the incident took place, saying that he might have said something like, “Don't be a jackass.” YGR ruled that the jurors would not get to see the trophy unless Musk's team gave OpenAI a reason to introduce it, so they only heard about it. But now you can see it for yourself."
A trophy with the inscription “Never stop being a jackass” was brought up during a trial involving nonprofit contract law. Before jurors entered, lawyers read the inscription aloud for the press. The trophy commemorated OpenAI employees’ purchase for research scientist Josh Achiam, who testified. The incident was linked to Elon Musk’s departure from OpenAI, when Musk allegedly discussed wanting to race ahead of Google. Achiam, focused on AI safety, asked whether that approach was wise, and Musk allegedly called him a jackass. Musk later denied the incident during direct testimony, saying he might have said “Don’t be a jackass.” A ruling limited juror access to the trophy unless OpenAI introduced it, so jurors only heard about it.
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