Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI See all Stories Posted Apr 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM UTC E Elizabeth Lopatto Sam Altman’s “related party conflicted transactions” are how he made money on OpenAI, Molo says. …
… The donation was to OpenAI, as agreed in the stipulated facts, and in conflict to what Musk testified today. …
… At the time, OpenAI said Musk was leaving to avoid a conflict of interest with the machine learning work done by Tesla, though testimony is painting a different picture. …
… McCauley said the failures of internal governance at OpenAI should be a reason to embrace stronger government regulation of advanced AI — " if it all comes down to one CEO making those decisions, and we have the public good at stake, that's very suboptimal." Topics AI , Elon Musk , OpenAI , openai … …
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their closing arguments this week, and now it’s up to jurors to decide whether OpenAI did anything wrong as it’s transformed into a slightly-more-for-profit organization. …
… "It feels like OpenAI is similar to Blue Origin," writes Musk. …
… Zilis left the OpenAI board in 2023 after Musk launched the rival lab xAI. It wasn’t the only board member conflict OpenAI faced. …
… Other groups and experts plan to follow the trial because of its potential to conflict with decisions by the attorneys general of Delaware and California, each of which have regulatory authority over OpenAI’s nonprofit. …
… On Monday night, news broke that a House oversight committee had sent a letter to Altman asking for more information regarding his potential financial conflicts that could interfere with his work at OpenAI. …
… The testimony adds fuel to an ongoing and heated conflict between Musk and OpenAI leadership, specifically CEO Sam Altman. …