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Elon Musk’s bid to sue bitter rival Sam Altman fails because he filed too late

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jurors on Monday handed Elon Musk a loss in the landmark trial over the future of OpenAI -- finding that the world's richest person brought his case...

Lawyers for Elon Musk, Sam Altman wind down OpenAI trial with testy parting shots

Lawyers for the OpenAI co-founders turned rivals Elon Musk and Sam Altman took final digs at their counterparties and reminded jurors of embarrassing anecdotes Thursday during closing statements in the...

Sam Altman faces heat as he takes witness stand in landmark OpenAI trial: ‘Are you completely trustworthy?’

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman hit back at Elon Musk’s claims that he “stole” OpenAI the charity and steered it away from its non-profit mission – saying Musk was...

Microsoft CEO defends OpenAI’s for-profit status, shares past nerves over Altman ouster

OAKLAND, CALIF. — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended OpenAI's pivot to for-profit status and discussed his company's hopes for a juicy return on its investment during Monday testimony in Elon...

OpenAI employees cashed out $6.6B in stock sales last fall, earning up to $30M each: report

Approximately 75 employees maxed out their sales and received the full $30 million, the report said.

Tech company claims its new caps and beanies can read your mind and put it on a screen — no brain implant required

A new tech company claims it has developed a hat that can literally read your mind — then translate it onto a computer.

Former OpenAI board members describe ‘extremely risky’ near-merger with Anthropic

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner shed new light on just how close OpenAI came to a shotgun merger with Anthropic in the chaotic aftermath of CEO Sam Altman’s firing...

Mother of Elon Musk’s kids and former OpenAI board member testifies in explosive case

Zilis questions about whether she “funneled” information to Musk while she was sitting on OpenAI’s board.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was dishonest, caused ‘chaos,’ ex-exec Mira Murati says in bombshell testimony

OpenAI’s former head of technology Mira Murati slammed CEO Sam Altman saying he hadn’t always been truthful in taped video testimony played in court on Wednesday – offering details on...

OpenAI’s Brockman details wild meeting with Elon Musk: ‘I thought he was going to physically attack me’

OpenAI’s President Greg Brockman detailed an “extremely intense” two month period in 2017 during which a mounting feud with fellow OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk boiled over.

OpenAI president grilled over embarrassing diary entries while taking charitable donations from Elon Musk: ‘What will take me to $1B?’

OpenAI's Greg Brockman was grilled by Elon Musk's lawyer over embarrassing diary entries in which he fantasized about becoming a billionaire -- even as the then-nonprofit got millions in donations...

Elon Musk pressured OpenAI’s Greg Brockman to settle lawsuit or become one of ‘most hated men in America’: filing

In the filing, OpenAI’s legal team argues that Musk’s texts to Brockman lend to support to one of their core arguments – that Musk, as the founder of xAI, is...

Why AI’s biggest threat is actually its power to seduce us — and the computers are already winning: Prof

“You don't have to have a 12,000 IQ or a 1,200 IQ or even 120 IQ to fool most human beings,” Glenn Harlan Reynolds argues.

Inside the well-funded AI doom machine — and who is benefiting from it

"You have this huge ecosystem pushing AI doomerism with zero regard for the consequences," Nathan Leamer, executive director of Build American AI, told NYNEXT.

Judge in OpenAI trial has had it with Musk’s ‘steal from a charity’ quip: ‘You’re not a lawyer’

The judge presiding over the bombshell trial over the future of artificial intelligence titan OpenAI has apparently had it with Elon Musk’s favorite line over the last three days –...

Elon Musk testifies he was a ‘fool’ to invest with ‘disingenuous’ OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in bombshell trial

Elon Musk sparred with an attorney for OpenAI and Sam Altman during his cross examination on Wednesday – with Musk hitting back repeatedly at the attorney William Savitt’s yes or...

Musk kicks off explosive OpenAI trial by slamming Altman, company for abandoning non-profit mission: ‘Not OK to steal a charity’

Elon Musk took the stand as the high-profile trial over the future of OpenAI kicked off on Tuesday -- claiming that CEO Sam Altman took control of a group founded...

Theft accusations, cringey texts and billionaire witnesses — everything you need to know about the explosive Musk Vs OpenAI trial

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, is squaring off against former ally (and fellow billionaire) Sam Altman in a blockbuster federal trial that kicks off today over the soul —...

Elon Musk slams OpenAI rival ahead of landmark trial in California: ‘Scam Altman’

The high-stakes trial over the future of artificial intelligence began Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, Calif. – but not before Elon Musk jumped ahead of opening statements with a...

OpenAI misses revenue, new user goals in painful stumble ahead of blockbuster IPO: report

OpenAI fell short of internal revenue and new user goals ahead of a potential IPO later this year – raising concerns about whether it will be able to offset massive...