Elon Musk faces uphill battle in OpenAI trial testimony
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David Pierce
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Summary
Elon Musk is struggling in his legal case against OpenAI, despite being the one who pushed for the trial. He has claimed OpenAI "stole a nonprofit" and that he was the driving force behind the company, but evidence from his testimony suggests he is unlikely to win. The article also mentions other topics covered on The Vergecast, including the Steam Controller launch and the Trump administration's conflict with Jimmy Kimmel.
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He has spent months claiming OpenAI 'stole a nonprofit,' and saying he was the actual driving force behind one of the most important companies currently in tech.
All indications are that he won't win his case against the company, but he's fighting it anyway.
So you'd think he'd have done better when it was his time to take the stand.
Instead, Musk spent much of the week argu
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