Elon Musk's Courtroom Showdown with Sam Altman

Friday, May 01, 2026

Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the stand, accusing OpenAI and its executives of deceiving him into donating money to help found what is now one of the world's biggest AI companies.

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The personal pettiness of the Elon Musk v OpenAI trial

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"The Elon Musk Testimony Translator

"I contributed my reputation!" Musk continued to insist as he slowly shrunk and transformed into a corn cob

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-30 04:15 PM | Reply

Poor Whiny Pedo

#2 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-04-30 04:58 PM | Reply

Hey ... SpychoFant when did you stop beating your wife?

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-04-30 06:36 PM | Reply

He's been hitting you?

Stop that right this instant, young man!

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-30 07:21 PM | Reply

From the reporting I saw, Mr Musk at no time received a documented commitment from OpenAI that they would never go into a for-profit business model.

So, in my view, this trial seems to be focusing upon whether Mr Musk entered into a business deal, one for which he did not know the terms?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-30 07:30 PM | Reply

Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-01 01:49 PM | Reply