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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Dara Kerr and Nick Robins-Early

Musk and Altman’s bitter feud over OpenAI to be laid bare in court

a composite image of two men in suits
The tech titans are slated to duke it out in court. Composite: Getty Images, Reuters

The bitter rivalry between two of the tech world’s most powerful men arrives in court this week, as Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI heads to trial in Oakland, California. The case is set to feature some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, and its outcome could affect the course of the AI boom.

Musk’s suit, filed in 2024, focuses on the formative years of OpenAI when he, Altman and others co-founded the artificial intelligence company as a nonprofit with a grand purpose.

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