{"id":23023,"date":"2026-05-10T04:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T02:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/what-i-saw-at-the-musk-openai-trial-petty-billionaires-protests-and-a-stern-judge\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T04:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T02:37:35","slug":"what-i-saw-at-the-musk-openai-trial-petty-billionaires-protests-and-a-stern-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/what-i-saw-at-the-musk-openai-trial-petty-billionaires-protests-and-a-stern-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"What I saw at the Musk-OpenAI trial: petty billionaires, protests and a stern judge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showdown between Musk and Altman has rendered the world\u2019s most wealthy comical under egalitarian eye of court<\/p>\n

For the past couple of weeks, on the fourth floor of a courthouse on a quiet street in downtown Oakland, the world\u2019s richest man and one of the world\u2019s most valuable startups have been at war over the future of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

Being one of the reporters in the room has felt like watching an updated, opposite-coast version of Tom Wolfe\u2019s The Bonfire of the Vanities \u2013 ambition, ego, greed and the spectrum of social class on full display. The supporting cast has included Elon Musk fanboys, a stern judge and a who\u2019s-who of Silicon Valley\u2019s most influential people.<\/p>\n

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\nShowdown between Musk and Altman has rendered the world\u2019s most wealthy comical under egalitarian eye of court
\nFor the past couple of weeks, on the fourth floor of a courthouse on a quiet street in downtown Oakland, the world\u2019s richest man and one of the world\u2019s most valuable startups have been at war over the future of artificial intelligence.
\nBeing one of the reporters in the room has felt like watching an updated, opposite-coast version of Tom Wolfe\u2019s The Bonfire of the Vanities \u2013 ambition, ego, greed and the spectrum of social class on full display. The supporting cast has included Elon Musk fanboys, a stern judge and a who\u2019s-who of Silicon Valley\u2019s most influential people. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Showdown between Musk and Altman has rendered the world\u2019s most wealthy comical under egalitarian eye of court For the past couple of weeks, on the fourth floor of a courthouse on a quiet street in downtown Oakland, the world\u2019s richest man and one of the world\u2019s most valuable startups have been at war over the …<\/p>\n

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