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Testimony wrapped with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott confronting the 2018 email Musk’s team has treated as pivotal, while the jury’s threshold question remains whether OpenAI’s nonprofit founding promises created enforceable limits on its later Microsoft-backed structure.

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1. Final witnesses testify in Musk-Altman feud — Courthouse News Service

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2. Microsoft’s CTO testifies about email at the heart of Elon Musk’s allegations against tech giant — GeekWire

   Microsoft's CTO testifies about email at the heart of Elon Musk’s allegations against the tech giant – GeekWire We use essential cookies to make our site work. With your consent, we may also use non-essential cookies to improve user experience, personalize advertisements, and analyze website traffic. For these reasons, we may share your site usage data with our social media, advertising, and…

3. Musk OpenAI control trial: Altman testifies on founder feud — All Things Geek

   Musk OpenAI control trial: Altman testifies on founder feud SHARE Sam Altman testified Tuesday in federal court that Elon Musk demanded total control and majority equity in OpenAI if the nonprofit transitioned to a for-profit structure, fundamentally exposing the control conflict that fractured their cofounding partnership. Altman spent over two hours on the stand in Musk’s ongoing lawsuit…

4. Step Back — Before the jury weighs Musk’s claims, what legal promises—if any—did OpenAI’s nonprofit founding documents and early donor/founder pitches actually create, and how do courts decide whether a later for-profit/Microsoft partnership crossed that line?

   Background sources

   • Musk Says No Contract Dictating His Early Donation to OpenAI (1) — Bloomberglaw
   • Musk admits on stand he 'didn't read the fine print' about OpenAI for ... — Independent
   • OpenAI, Microsoft Lose Last Chance to Avoid Trial With Musk (3) — Bloomberglaw
   • Musk v. OpenAI lawsuit: What the Trial Means for AI Business Models | ToolScopeAI — Agustin Giovagnoli
   • As Musk Takes OpenAI To Court, Its $130 Billion Philanthropy Bet Faces A Trial — Forbes

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