Lawyers for Elon Musk and Sam Altman Deliver Testy Closing Arguments in OpenAI Trial
Closing arguments concluded the high-profile trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, marked by sharp personal attacks and conflicting narratives regarding the company's founding mission. Musk’s attorney, Steven Molo, aggressively questioned CEO Sam Altman’s trustworthiness, using metaphors to suggest Altman prioritized commercial gain over public benefit. He highlighted Altman’s hesitant testimony and criticized co-founder Greg Brockman’s character. Conversely, OpenAI’s legal team, led by Sarah Eddy, dismissed Musk’s claims as baseless, asserting that no binding charitable trust existed and that Musk’s donations had no strings attached. They emphasized that numerous witnesses contradicted Musk’s version of events and noted the overwhelming employee support for Altman during his 2023 ouster. Musk is seeking approximately $150 billion in damages and an order to reverse OpenAI’s for-profit structure. The three-week proceedings in Oakland featured testimony from major tech figures, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever. The trial underscored deep rifts in Silicon Valley, with both sides leveraging embarrassing anecdotes and character assessments to sway the jury in this landmark case concerning the future of artificial intelligence governance.
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