Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company abandoned its original non-profit mission to benefit humanity in favor of profit-seeking. The high-profile trial features testimony from key figures including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and former OpenAI executives. Musk is seeking up to $150 billion in damages and the removal of Altman and Brockman from OpenAI leadership.
Background
OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a non-profit AI research lab with Elon Musk and Sam Altman as co-founders, with the mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company later restructured to include a for-profit arm to attract investment, including a major partnership with Microsoft.
- Source
- The Verge
- Published
- May 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10