Elon Musk admits under oath that his AI company xAI used OpenAI's models to train its Grok chatbot, even as he actively sues OpenAI in a California federal court over its shift from nonprofit to for-profit status.
Elon Musk takes the stand in federal court, accusing OpenAI co-founders of 'looting' a charity through its for-profit conversion, while OpenAI's attorneys strike back with Musk's own emails showing he once supported the very restructuring he now seeks to unwind in court.
Elon Musk takes the stand in a landmark $130 billion trial against OpenAI, demanding the company revert to nonprofit status and remove CEO Sam Altman, while OpenAI fires back claiming Musk's lawsuit is fueled by jealousy and competitive motives tied to his rival xAI venture — with the outcome potentially reshaping the entire AI industry.
A nine-person jury is seated in Oakland as the high-stakes Musk v. Altman trial kicks off, with Elon Musk seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman over allegations they abandoned the company's nonprofit mission, with opening arguments set for Tuesday before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing over Illinois AI liability bill SB 3444, with Anthropic opposing it as a dangerous shield protecting companies from accountability in mass casualty events, while OpenAI supports it as a harmonized safety framework — and Governor JB Pritzker signals he may side with skeptics.
OpenAI is backing an Illinois bill that would protect AI companies from liability for mass casualty events caused by their models, drawing fierce backlash from policy experts and 90% of Illinois residents who oppose such exemptions.
A federal appeals court upholds the Pentagon's blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, keeping it barred from defense contracts after negotiations collapsed over the DOD's demand for unrestricted model access and Anthropic's refusal to allow its Claude AI in autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance systems.
OpenAI is calling on California and Delaware attorneys general to investigate Elon Musk for alleged anti-competitive behavior, claiming he is coordinating with Meta's Mark Zuckerberg to sabotage the company ahead of an April 27 trial, while potentially benefiting his own xAI platform and Grok AI product.
A Northwestern University study reveals over 60% of federal judges now use AI tools in their judicial work, yet nearly half report receiving no AI training and policies governing its use remain dangerously inconsistent across courts.
A Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube liable for deliberately designing addictive products that harm young people, marking a landmark 'big tobacco' moment for Silicon Valley as share prices drop, a separate $375 million ruling hits Meta in New Mexico, and governments worldwide race to restrict social media access for minors.