Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI goes to trial, pre-trial public clashes between both sides escalate

Odaily Odaily reported that the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI began trial on April 27, local time, at the Federal Court in Oakland, California, with jury selection underway. Opening statements are expected to begin on Tuesday. The pre-trial public confrontation between the two sides escalated on the X platform, with OpenAI calling the lawsuit baseless and Musk posting a series of attacks, referring to Sam Altman as "Scam Altman".

The core of the case revolves around the controversy over OpenAI's transition to a for-profit structure. Musk accuses OpenAI of violating its founding non-profit commitments and seeks compensation of up to $134 billion. He also demands the revocation of the for-profit conversion and the removal of relevant executives. The liability determination phase is expected to last until mid-May.