OpenAI’s Altman ‘stole a charity’, Musk claims as trial begins
Musk claims Altman stole a charity as trial over OpenAI's non-profit mission begins.
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elon musk's lawyer told a court on tuesday that sam altman "stole a charity" — referring to openai's original non-profit structure. the opening argument kicked off a trial over whether the $850bn ai startup abandoned its mission for profit. musk, an early co-founder and donor, claims altman and the board breached fiduciary duty when they shifted openai to a capped-profit model in 2019. the case centers on whether that restructuring was a legitimate evolution or a self-dealing move that enriched altman at the expense of the public-benefit purpose. musk is seeking to unwind the for-profit conversion and claw back any gains. openai has argued the shift was necessary to raise the capital needed to build advanced ai. the trial is expected to last several weeks.
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