OpenAI trial concludes with testimony about Musk's outburst during company-wide meeting
By Amy Miller ( May 14, 2026, 00:10 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI’s “chief futurist” testified that Elon Musk called him a “jackass” when he questioned his commitment to artificial intelligence safety during a company-wide meeting. He was one of several witnesses who pushed back on Musk's claims that OpenAI breached its charitable trust and abandoned its safety commitments to pursue profit as testimony concluded in a federal jury trial in Oakland, California.OpenAI’s “chief futurist” testified Wednesday that Elon Musk called him a “jackass” when he questioned the tech billionaire’s commitment to artificial intelligence safety during a company-wide meeting....
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