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== Musk v Altman Trial Day 5: Judge Rebukes Toberoff, New Exhibits Released == | == Musk v Altman Trial Day 5: Judge Rebukes Toberoff, New Exhibits Released == | ||
The federal judge overseeing ''Musk v Altman et al'' sharply criticized Elon Musk's lead attorney '''Marc Toberoff''' on '''May 1, 2026''', admonishing him not to "throw young lawyers under the bus" after eliciting what the judge called "waste of time" trial testimony about Musk's '''$97.4 billion''' OpenAI acquisition bid. No courtroom session was held May 1, but new evidence exhibits — including '''2015 founding emails''', '''Tesla Model 3''' receipts, and correspondence with '''Gabe Newell''' and '''Hideo Kojima''' — were publicly released. The bench trial with advisory jury is expected to resume Friday, May 2.<ref name="law360-judge2">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2344286 Law360, "Don't 'Throw' Young Attys Under Bus, Judge Warns Musk Atty," May 1, 2026]</ref><ref name=" | The federal judge overseeing ''Musk v Altman et al'' sharply criticized Elon Musk's lead attorney '''Marc Toberoff''' on '''May 1, 2026''', admonishing him not to "throw young lawyers under the bus" after eliciting what the judge called "waste of time" trial testimony about Musk's '''$97.4 billion''' OpenAI acquisition bid. No courtroom session was held May 1, but new evidence exhibits — including '''2015 founding emails''', '''Tesla Model 3''' receipts, and correspondence with '''Gabe Newell''' and '''Hideo Kojima''' — were publicly released. The bench trial with advisory jury is expected to resume Friday, May 2.<ref name="law360-judge2">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2344286 Law360, "Don't 'Throw' Young Attys Under Bus, Judge Warns Musk Atty," May 1, 2026]</ref><ref name="ap-musk-ev">[https://apnews.com/article/musk-altman-openai-trial-chatgpt-a4a8930b17b534d49a13e53d581d9e4c AP News, "All evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman trial," May 1, 2026]</ref> | ||
''See full article: [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-5-2026|Musk v Altman Trial Day 5 — Judge Rebukes Toberoff]]'' | ''See full article: [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-5-2026|Musk v Altman Trial Day 5 — Judge Rebukes Toberoff]]'' | ||
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== Chinese Court Rules AI Cannot Replace Human Workers == | == Chinese Court Rules AI Cannot Replace Human Workers == | ||
A Chinese court ruled on '''May 2, 2026''' that companies cannot terminate employees solely to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, following a similar precedent set by another Chinese court in '''December 2025'''. The ruling reinforces existing labor protections in the face of rapid AI deployment across Chinese industries, where automation has become a central economic policy goal. The decision signals that courts are drawing a line against wholesale workforce displacement by AI — employers must demonstrate just cause beyond simply adopting new technology.<ref name="bloomberg-china-ai">[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-02/china-court-rules-companies-can-t-fire-workers-just-to-replace-them-with-ai Bloomberg, "China Court Rules Companies Can't Fire Workers Just to Replace Them With AI," May 2, 2026]</ref><ref name="npr-china-ai">[https://www.npr.org/2026/05/ | A Chinese court ruled on '''May 2, 2026''' that companies cannot terminate employees solely to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, following a similar precedent set by another Chinese court in '''December 2025'''. The ruling reinforces existing labor protections in the face of rapid AI deployment across Chinese industries, where automation has become a central economic policy goal. The decision signals that courts are drawing a line against wholesale workforce displacement by AI — employers must demonstrate just cause beyond simply adopting new technology.<ref name="bloomberg-china-ai">[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-02/china-court-rules-companies-can-t-fire-workers-just-to-replace-them-with-ai Bloomberg, "China Court Rules Companies Can't Fire Workers Just to Replace Them With AI," May 2, 2026]</ref><ref name="npr-china-ai">[https://www.npr.org/2026/05/01/nx-s1-5807131/tech-worker-china-ai NPR, "A tech worker in China is laid off and replaced by AI. Is it legal?", May 1, 2026]</ref> | ||
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