Musk vs Altman: AI Charity Turned Profit

0:00On April 28th, Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and his CEO Sam Altman, claiming they turned a non-profit charity into a for-profit powerhouse, which he says, destroys the whole idea of charitable giving. Musk poured $38 million into OpenAI back when it was all about safe AI for humanity, not making bank. Now he's after billions in what his team calls wrongful profits to fund the original non-profit mission and boot out Altman. The B started years ago when Musk helped launch OpenAI as a non-profit to counter risky AI development. Things shifted in 2018 when they added a commercial side, leading to hits like Chad G.P.T. that blew up the market. Musk bailed, saying it betrayed the mission, while OpenAI lawyers argue he just wanted full control and tried merging it with his Tesla Empire. Both sides laid it out in opening arguments to jurors in Oakland, with Musk's team stressing he kick-started the whole thing and grew worried about. Unregulated AI, after chats with folks like President Obama.

1:03OpenAI fired back then Musk is a jealous rival, now running his own XAI with the Groc Chabot, which launched later in trails behind. The judge warned Musk and Altman to quit using social media to sway the trial after Musk called Altman a scammer on X. Both agreed to chill on public jabs, and Altman is set to testify soon. His high stakes clash over AI's future heads to a verdict expected late May, reshaping how we think about tech charities and cutthroat competition. World news, powered by AI, this is Global News Today.