Overview
- A jury in Oakland is hearing the case after the judge told lawyers not to turn it into a broad debate about AI safety.
- Musk says OpenAI leaders broke a promise to remain a nonprofit, and he seeks Sam Altman’s removal and damages reported at about $150 billion.
- Expert witness Stuart Russell testified that the first company to reach human‑level AI would gain a major edge and he warned about bias, job loss, and misinformation.
- OpenAI president Greg Brockman told the court that Musk later pushed for full control of the company, tying it to a larger Mars vision, and he said Musk once threatened to halt more funding.
- Brockman also testified, as reported by BOL News, that OpenAI plans to spend nearly $50 billion on computing in 2026 to scale its systems.