Elon Musk spent the higher a part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit in opposition to OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court docket, and there are a lot extra witnesses to come back. Musk’s argument in opposition to OpenAI? By changing the corporate to a for-profit mannequin, Sam Altman betrayed the “nonprofit for the good thing about humanity” mission Musk signed as much as fund. As Musk retains reminding the courtroom: “You possibly can’t steal a charity.”
On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec and Sean O’Kane break down what’s really at stake within the courtroom and what to look at for as Altman and others take the stand, plus offers, protection tech, and what Massive Tech’s earnings week revealed in regards to the limits of the AI spending period.
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