Sam Altman rejects Musk's "stolen charity" claims in court showdown
Corroborated by 10 sources from 10 publishers
TL;DR
Sam Altman rejects Musk's "stolen charity" claims in court showdown In federal court on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified about his leadership and pushed back against claims made by co-founder Elon Musk. Musk, who has since launched his own AI company, is suing Altman and OpenAI, claiming it flipped its original structure as a neutral nonprofit in favor of a for-profit business.
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