From claims of safety taking a back seat to the "toxic culture" he created, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced a tough day in court.

Emmett Shear spent approximately 72 hours as CEO of OpenAI. At the time, Mira Murati called him the "rando Twitch guy." He's leaned into the meme.

Sam Altman and Elon Musk are facing off in a high-stakes trial that could alter the future of OpenAI and its most well-known product, ChatGPT. In 2024, Musk filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoning its founding mission of developing AI to benefit humanity and shifting focus to boosting profits instead.

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OpenAI’s former head of technology Mira Murati slammed CEO Sam Altman as an untrustworthy leader who fomented strife among the company’s top ranks — stunning testimony that was shared Wednesday in Elon Musk’s bombshell lawsuit against the artificial intelligence giant.

The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI is in its second week, with testimony from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati.

Text messages shared between Mira Murati and Sam Altman have made a sudden appearance in the OpenAI versus Elon Musk trial spilling the beans about the time of turmoil when Altman was fired from OpenAI.

Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence.

Sam Altman did not return, but our first witness has been called: Elon Musk. Elon is going to take the stand; stay tuned. The jury is reentering the courtroom after listening to arguments from OpenAI and Microsoft, then taking a short break.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — At the heart of the trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a moment when they found common cause on an ever more pressing question: how to protect humanity from the risks of artificial intelligence.