Musk defends motivation for OpenAI, Microsoft suit in US during tough cross
By Mike Swift ( April 29, 2026, 23:01 GMT | Insight) -- During several tense hours of cross-examination by an OpenAI lawyer, Elon Musk fought to maintain the credibility of his distinction that, while he had no objection to the AI giant having a for-profit subsidiary, the for-profit had to be "in the service" of the company's nonprofit mission of the safe development of artificial general intelligence smarter than any human. Musk said he had gone through "three phases" of doubt of OpenAI cofounders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman between 2017 and late 2022, ultimately concluding they "stole the charity."Elon Musk testified on Wednesday that between 2018 and 2022 his trust and admiration for the founders of OpenAI gradually slid into feelings of betrayal, with Musk ultimately concluding that he’d fallen victim to “a bait and switch” by CEO Sam Altman over the company’s for-profit conversion....
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