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Musk’s third day on the stand put his own AI business and control ambitions under scrutiny, while the judge kept the case focused on OpenAI’s nonprofit obligations, Microsoft ties, and alleged enrichment—not existential-risk speeches.

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1. Elon Musk vs OpenAI in Court: Tech Billionaire Grilled Over AI Profits, Nonprofit Mission and Charity ‘Looting’ Claims — AFP

   Elon Musk vs OpenAI in Court: Tech Billionaire Grilled Over AI Profits, Nonprofit Mission and Charity ‘Looting’ Claims # 'I am not a lawyer': Musk grilled over AI profits at OpenAI trial Judge presses Musk as he defends his own AI empire in nonprofit mission fight Last updated: May 01, 2026 | 02:59 2 MIN READ Add as a preferred source on Google Elon MuskAFP Elon Musk sparred with lawyers…

   • “It would be weird if Musk win this. They have proof that he tried to make OpenAI a part of his other companies.” — r/OpenAI (162 upvotes)

     Our take: That’s the core tension for Musk: if the jury sees his own control efforts as evidence, his nonprofit-mission argument gets harder to sell. But proof that he wanted influence is not automatically proof against his charitable-trust claims, so the legal jump is bigger than Reddit makes it sound.

   • “Just make your models open source and his lawsuit loses all basis... hes right you are open ai you should have remained that way.” — r/OpenAI (28 upvotes)

     Our take: We get the moral symmetry, but open-sourcing the models would not magically erase claims about governance, enrichment, or past restructuring. Also, “open AI” has always been doing a lot of rhetorical work here; the court is deciding legal duties, not brand vibes.

   • “Whoever loses will just appeal. Nothing will change for years.” — r/OpenAI (11 upvotes)

     Our take: Probably right that appeals could drag this out, especially if the remedy is structural and not just money. But interim orders, injunctions, or even a narrow liability finding could still move markets and governance before the final appellate dust settles.

2. Elon Musk says his xAI startup’s models were partially trained on OpenAI’s tech — San Francisco Chronicle

   # Elon Musk says his xAI startup’s models were trained on OpenAI Published: 2026-04-30T17:32:06+00:00 Author: Roland Li ## Summary Elon Musk, the founder of xAI, has testified that his startup, now part of SpaceX, partially used OpenAI’s technology to train its artificial intelligence. This practice appears to violate the terms of service of OpenAI. Musk is seeking $134 billion in damages for…

   • “So the Chinese companies running "distillation attacks" were actually Musk?” —

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