NBC News Top Stories | Sam Altman testifies in trial that Elon Musk âtried to killâ OpenAI twice by David Ingram
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OpenAI CEO SamâŻAltman testified in an Oakland federal trial sparked by ElonâŻMuskâs lawsuit accusing Altman and fellow coâfounder GregâŻBrockman of enriching themselves at the expense of OpenAIâs original nonprofit mission. Altman explained that OpenAI began in 2015 as a charitable research institute founded by himself, Musk, and others, and that the creation of a forâprofit arm in 2018 â later reorganized under a publicâbenefit corporation while a nonprofit foundation retained ultimate control â was necessary to secure outside investment and keep the organization viable, resulting in âone of the largest charities in the world.â He said Muskâs claims misunderstand the history, noted Musk left the board in 2018 after concerns about control, and asserted that OpenAI has continued to seek charitable funding from donors such as ReidâŻHoffman and DustinâŻMoskovitz without deviating from its mission, while dismissing the lawsuit as competitive harassment following Muskâs launch of his own AI startup, xAI. The jury is set to hear closing statements Thursday.
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