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Court testimony in the high-profile legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has exposed that Microsoft harbored significant internal concerns about becoming overly dependent on OpenAI. Trial Revelations The court record revealed that Microsoft executives conducted internal risk assessments regarding their relationship with OpenAI. As the company’s largest investor with billions committed, Microsoft’s core products including Bing search and the Copilot assistant are deeply built on OpenAI’s technology. Strategic Vulnerability According to testimony, Microsoft recognized that this reliance created strategic exposure: if OpenAI were to redirect its partnerships or establish closer ties with rival companies, Microsoft’s AI competitive edge could face severe disruption. ...

[Flash] OpenAI Co-Founder Brockman Testifies He Feared Musk Would Hit Him OpenAI President Greg Brockman testified in the Musk-Altman trial, stating he once feared Musk would physically assault him. The high-profile tech titans lawsuit has entered its second week, with both sides clashing over OpenAI’s founding history and the direction of AI development. Source: BBC Technology

SpaceX has announced plans to invest $55 billion in AI chip manufacturing, marking Elon Musk’s major push into AI hardware.

Bloomberg covered the dramatic courtroom confrontation between Musk and OpenAI. The trial revealed Sam Altman’s urgent text messages, exposing internal tensions at OpenAI during critical decision moments. The lawsuit stems from Musk’s allegations that OpenAI betrayed its original non-profit mission by pivoting to a for-profit model. The trial’s revelations highlight deep divides between AI industry giants.

OpenAI Co-Founder Reveals Tense Musk Confrontation OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has publicly recalled a heated confrontation with Elon Musk during a leadership dispute at OpenAI. Sutskever said Musk’s behavior at the time made him think “he was going to hit me.” The incident occurred during a critical turning point in OpenAI’s internal debate over the company’s direction. Sutskever, one of OpenAI’s founding core members, had differences with Musk on AI safety philosophy. Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI but later left to establish competitors Anthropic and xAI. ...

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman testified that Elon Musk had wanted the company to pursue a commercial path, contradicting Musk’s public claims that OpenAI strayed from its non-profit mission.

The Securities and Exchange Commission ended a case accusing Musk of concealing his Twitter stock purchases. He agreed to pay $1.5 million.

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman will be live-streamed via YouTube next week, with the public able to listen to daily court proceedings from 11AM to 5PM ET.

In the first week of the Musk v. OpenAI trial, Musk admits under cross-examination that xAI used OpenAI model distillation, as the case centers on the legality of OpenAI’s for-profit transition.

Tesla values Musk’s 2025 compensation at $158bn in SEC filings, but discloses he has not achieved any of the milestones required to receive the pay.