Testimony in a case brought by Elon Musk has given new force to persistent questions about the trustworthiness of OpenAI's CEO.

A nine-person federal jury will begin deliberating Monday in Oakland on whether OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman violated charitable-trust law when they converted the nonprofit AI lab they co-founded with Elon Musk into an $852-billion for-profit corporation.

By Kenrick Cai OAKLAND, California, May 13 (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman holds more than $2 billion in companies that have done business with the artificial intelligence company, a court document showed as Altman faces claims of self-dealing from state attorneys general and Elon Musk,

World's richest man Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been putting up their legal dukes for weeks now (1), since April 27. At the core of the feud is Musk's belief that he's entitled (2) to a large portion of OpenAI's eye-watering valuation,

Musk sued OpenAI, Altman and the company's president, Greg Brockman, in 2024, alleging they went back on their vow to keep the artificial intelligence company a nonprofit and follow its charitable mission. He argued that the roughly $38 million he donated to OpenAI was used for unauthorized commercial purposes.

The letter comes amid a high-stakes legal battle between one-time partners Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company behind ChatGPT.

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee says it is investigating, and six GOP state attorneys general are calling for SEC review after a WSJ article.