{"id":23113,"date":"2026-05-17T08:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T06:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/what-we-learned-from-the-cringey-courtroom-drama-between-elon-musk-and-sam-altman\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T06:37:15","slug":"what-we-learned-from-the-cringey-courtroom-drama-between-elon-musk-and-sam-altman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/what-we-learned-from-the-cringey-courtroom-drama-between-elon-musk-and-sam-altman\/","title":{"rendered":"What we learned from the cringey courtroom drama between Elon Musk and Sam Altman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two of the world\u2019s richest people faced an airing of their dirty laundry amid their messy, bitter feud over OpenAI<\/p>\n

A nine-person jury is set to decide whether Elon Musk<\/a>\u2019s allegations of \u201cstealing a charity\u201d against Sam Altman<\/a> and OpenAI<\/a> are legitimate, with deliberations to begin in earnest on Monday. Whatever its outcome, the case has been an illuminating, at times exhausting, look behind the scenes at the history of OpenAI and how some of the most powerful figures in the tech industry operate.<\/p>\n

Attorneys for both sides have introduced reams of private text messages, emails and even diary entries to support their arguments. A who\u2019s who of Silicon Valley testified in the trial, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the mother of some of Musk\u2019s children, Shivon Zilis. Both Altman and Musk also took the stand for hours, facing combative cross-examinations that painted them each as untrustworthy.<\/p>\n

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\nTwo of the world\u2019s richest people faced an airing of their dirty laundry amid their messy, bitter feud over OpenAI
\nA nine-person jury is set to decide whether Elon Musk\u2019s allegations of \u201cstealing a charity\u201d against Sam Altman and OpenAI are legitimate, with deliberations to begin in earnest on Monday. Whatever its outcome, the case has been an illuminating, at times exhausting, look behind the scenes at the history of OpenAI and how some of the most powerful figures in the tech industry operate.
\nAttorneys for both sides have introduced reams of private text messages, emails and even diary entries to support their arguments. A who\u2019s who of Silicon Valley testified in the trial, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the mother of some of Musk\u2019s children, Shivon Zilis. Both Altman and Musk also took the stand for hours, facing combative cross-examinations that painted them each as untrustworthy. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two of the world\u2019s richest people faced an airing of their dirty laundry amid their messy, bitter feud over OpenAI A nine-person jury is set to decide whether Elon Musk\u2019s allegations of \u201cstealing a charity\u201d against Sam Altman and OpenAI are legitimate, with deliberations to begin in earnest on Monday. Whatever its outcome, the case …<\/p>\n

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