Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial
2026-05-04 · Ars Technica
Elon Musk's dramatic "World War III" threats from a previous Twitter lawsuit are now being used against him in the OpenAI trial, where the company accuses him of trying to coerce a settlement. Turns out, when you build a reputation for legal intimidation tactics, people start noticing the pattern. Nothing says 'I care about AI safety' like threatening scorched-earth litigation against everyone.