"The central claim the jury has now retired to consider is Musk's argument his former friend "stole a charity", cheating him out of a fortune (albeit a tiny one, by Musk's standards) along the way - something Altman strongly rejects. But there's been much more to the trial than that. Over the past three weeks, myself and other reporters have been glued to our seats at the federal court in California as the evidence ranged from explosive text messages to revelations of free Teslas allegedly offered in exchange for power."
"Musk's central claim in this lawsuit is that Altman lied to him about his commitment to OpenAI's non-profit status. But this trial has ended up being more than one very famous man's word against another's. A parade of witnesses - many of them also very high-profile figures in the world of tech - took to the stand during the trial and said they had never heard of or seen evidence of any such commitment from Musk himself."
"Witnesses included OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, former OpenAI board member, Tasha McCauley, and even Microsoft boss Satya Nadella - who insisted his company did extensive due diligence before investing billions into OpenAI. Of course, Nadella has skin in the game. Microsoft is a co-defendant, accused by Musk of aiding and abetting in Altman's alleged scheme."
A legal dispute pits Elon Musk against Sam Altman over OpenAI’s future and their reputations. Musk’s central claim is that Altman lied about commitment to OpenAI’s non-profit status and cheated him out of a fortune. The jury retired to consider whether Musk’s allegations are supported. The trial included testimony from high-profile witnesses such as OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, former board member Tasha McCauley, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Nadella described extensive due diligence before Microsoft invested billions in OpenAI. Microsoft is a co-defendant accused of aiding and abetting Altman’s alleged scheme. Evidence ranged from explosive text messages to claims involving free Teslas offered in exchange for power.
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