Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial
2026-05-15 · BBC News
The Musk vs. Altman trial has wrapped up arguments and the jury is deliberating, giving us a front-row seat to tech's dirtiest laundry. Weeks of testimony exposed the seedy underbelly of OpenAI's nonprofit-to-profit pivot, with two billionaire egos clashing over who gets to control humanity's most powerful technology. Nothing says 'beneficial AI for all' like a courtroom battle between former besties fighting over money and power.