"The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk's case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it. Watching the closing arguments last week, OpenAI's attorneys detailed point-by-point how the law was on their client's side, while the plaintiffs team focused on Sam Altman's apparent lack of credibility and expressed disbelief that anyone would disagree with Musk's accusations."
"The final effect was that, after the verdict, some found it hard to believe Musk had lost - including the man himself. In a post he later deleted, Musk called Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers a "terrible activist Oakland judge," then declared "there is no question to anyone following the case in detail that Altman & Brockman did in fact enrich themselves by stealing a charity.""
"One incident that came out in court showed Musk benefiting from OpenAI in an uncomfortably familiar way. Greg Brockman testified that in 2017, Musk asked him to bring a team of OpenAI researchers down to Tesla's headquarters to help with the autopilot team for a few weeks. "It was pretty clear that was not something we could say no to," Brockman said."
"Brockman described taking a team of leading scientists, including Andrej Karpathy, Ilya Sutskever, and Scott Grey, to consult with the "demoralized" Tesla workers. They helped come up with ideas to improve the vehicle's self-driving technology, with Sutskever telling the team that if they could find 10,000 images of a tricky corner case, they would be able to fix their software. Musk even asked Brockman to recommend employees to fire, which he declined to do."
A lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft was rejected quickly, with the outcome reflecting that the case was weak and delayed. Closing arguments presented contrasting views of the law and credibility, with OpenAI’s side addressing legal points and the plaintiffs emphasizing doubts about Sam Altman. After the verdict, Musk expressed disbelief and criticized the judge while asserting that Altman and Brockman enriched themselves through wrongdoing. Court proceedings also revealed how Musk benefited from OpenAI’s non-profit investments. Testimony described Musk requesting OpenAI researchers to support Tesla’s autopilot team in 2017, including guidance on improving self-driving software and identifying corner cases. Musk also sought recommendations on employees to fire, which Brockman declined.
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