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Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft entered its final phase as former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever testified, revealing his roughly $7 billion stake in the company’s for‑profit arm and underscoring his lingering loyalty despite being estranged from co‑founder Sam Altman and the firm. Sutskever explained he had helped orchestrate Altman’s brief 2023 removal, later defending OpenAI by arguing that the transition to a for‑profit model was necessary to secure the massive funding required to build brain‑scale computers, and he emphasized the importance of the now‑disbanded super‑alignment team for long‑term safety. His testimony also countered Musk’s claim that OpenAI violated any special non‑profit promises, noting that no such arrangements existed when Musk funded the nonprofit, and highlighted the evolving role of Microsoft, which shifted from providing discounted cloud services to seeking a profit‑sharing partnership as the costs of AI development surged. The hearing wrapped with OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor praising Altman’s leadership, setting the stage for Altman’s own testimony the following day.

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