… For a suit that accuses Sam Altman of straying from OpenAI’s mission, Musk spent a weird amount of time talking about himself, recounting his biography, and hyping up the various ventures he’s undertaken that have nothing to do with OpenAI. …
… So the lawyer skipped a word — is it really worth taking up the jury’s time to tell us all that? …
… The three were on the initial founding team of OpenAI, with Musk investing up to $38 million early on before the cofounders’ relationship soured over disagreements about company structure and mission, including whether or not OpenAI should be folded into Musk-owned Tesla. …
… Update, April 30th: Added newly available exhibits. Update, May 1st: Added newly available exhibits.
… I am concerned that OpenAI is not on a path to catch up. Setting it up as non-profit might, in hindsight, have been the wrong move. …
… The idea of the “adjunct” for-profit Eddy says this is a moving target, and though Musk used it twice in testimony, when Savitt used it, Molo objected and accused him of making up a term doesn’t show up in any of the brainstorming structure documents. …
… And at Y Combinator, the startup incubator where he was president, Altman had seen a lot of control fights; no one wanted to give up power when things were going well. With structures like supervoting shares, founders could retain control forever. …
… In a strictly legal sense, three weeks of testimony added up to nothing. …
… Altman, Brockman, and Musk were all part of the initial founding team at OpenAI, with Musk investing up to $38 million in the ChatGPT-maker’s early days. …
… His lawyer will tell a jury that he was duped into giving OpenAI money on terms that Altman and Brockman didn’t live up to. …