Musk vs Altman: OpenAI's For-Profit Shift

0:00On May 1st, Elon Musk hit the witness stand for Day 3 in his lawsuit against OpenAI, clashing with their lawyer over the company's shift from A. Non-profit to a massive for-profit powerhouse worth hundreds of billions. Back in 2015, Musk helped launch OpenAI as a non-profit focused on benefiting humanity, pouring in his own cash. Now he's suing co-founder Sam Altman, claiming they broke promises by going corporate to chase profits. The judge stepped in hard, telling both sides to drop talk of AI dangers to humanity. She pointed out folks might not trust Musk's own XAI outfit, launched in 2023, with the world's future and kept the focus strictly on OpenAI's structure change. Musk fired back at questions about profit caps, saying a sky-high limit makes it for profit anyway. OpenAI's team denies any forever non-profit vow and says Musk's just trying to slow their rise to boost his competitor. Trials rolling on an Oakland federal court through late May, with Musk off the stand for now,

1:02but possibly back soon as the battle over OpenAI's. Roots heats up. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to Global News today, AI-powered Global Coverage.