The Musk v. Altman trial began in Oakland, with Elon Musk suing OpenAI over allegations that its conversion from nonprofit to for-profit violated the original charitable mission. Key revelations from week one include Musk admitting under cross-examination that xAI distills OpenAI's models, text messages showing Musk and Zuckerberg coordinating to block OpenAI's restructuring, and a judge pushing back on AI safety arguments as outside the trial's scope. Musk appeared calm and composed on the stand but was rattled by tough cross-examination. Upcoming testimony includes Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Mira Murati, and Satya Nadella. The nine-person jury will deliver an advisory verdict, with the judge retaining final decision-making authority.
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