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Elon Musk took the stand in a federal courtroom to explain why he co‑founded OpenAI, saying his goal was to keep artificial intelligence from spiraling into a “Terminator‑style” catastrophe and to counter Google’s unchecked AI progress; he recounted lobbying for regulation since his college days, meeting Sam Altman in 2015, and launching OpenAI as a nonprofit focused on safety before agreeing to a limited for‑profit arm to raise funding, which he now argues has been taken too far after Microsoft’s $10 billion investment and the shift of IP and staff to the for‑profit entity. OpenAI’s lawyers countered that Musk was never promised a permanent nonprofit status, that the company had long planned large corporate investments, and that Musk himself fell short of his pledged $1 billion commitment, delivering only about $38 million, while also attempting to gain control over OpenAI through Tesla. The judge warned both parties to curb social‑media activity during the trial, which could affect OpenAI’s IPO plans and result in governance changes if the jury finds in Musk’s favor.
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