He claims that if the jury finds in favor of Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI, and Microsoft, “it will become precedent and give precedent to looting every charity in America.”
Sam Altman did not return, but our first witness has been called: Elon Musk.
Companies Altman invested in got contracts from OpenAI that Altman approved, Molo says. That’s how Altman is making OpenAI money without an OpenAI equity stake.
Molo’s mic just cut out. YGR: “What can we tell you, we’re funded by the federal government.” It was reset and cut out again, “Is this a Microsoft product?” Molo asks.
The point at which Musk’s lawyer says the change occurred was the third Microsoft deal on October 20th, 2022. That is when OpenAI was no longer for the good of humanity, and also when Musk hired a lawyer.
Musk’s lawyer, Molo, says that Musk is concerned about what happens when computers are smarter than people, and that there are people who think that’s not too far away. He says that’s artificial general intelligence, and we’ll be hearing about it a lot.
Steven Molo, Musk’s lawyer, is giving an opening statement in Musk v. Altman. The case isn’t about Musk, he says. It’s about Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. After yesterday’s sentiments on Musk, Molo is making a point of asking jurors to put personal sentiments aside. Musk will be the first witness,
Correction: The case is Musk v. Altman, not Altman v. Musk.
We expect opening arguments today.
YGR denied those challenges. “The reality is that people don’t like him,” she said. “Many people don’t like him. but that doesn’t mean that Americans nevertheless can’t have integrity for the judicial process.”