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Musk v Altman: tech bros at war over OpenAI – The Latest

2026-05-19 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

Two tech billionaires spent millions fighting in court over who gets to control the AI that'll supposedly save (or destroy) humanity. Musk lost his legal battle against Altman and OpenAI but vowed to appeal, because when you're the richest man on Earth, losing gracefully is not in the feature set. The trial pulled back the curtain on big tech's messy power struggles over AI dominance.

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