Elon Musk vs. OpenAI is going to trial
A federal judge just ruled that Elon Musk's fraud lawsuit against OpenAI can proceed to a jury trial.
The backstory:
Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit to build AI "for the good of humanity." He contributed ~$40M to the cause. Now it's valued at $500 billion.
The allegation:
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman secretly plotted to flip OpenAI into a for-profit company, and misled him about it.
The evidence:
A 2017 diary entry from Brockman surfaced where he wrote about wanting to become a billionaire: "We've been thinking that maybe we should just flip to a for profit."
What's next:
Both Musk and Altman will likely testify under oath. Trial is set for March.