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== Anthropic Unveils $1.5B Joint Venture with Blackstone and Goldman Sachs == | == Anthropic Unveils $1.5B Joint Venture with Blackstone and Goldman Sachs == | ||
Anthropic is creating an approximately $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Hellman & Friedman, and other Wall Street firms to sell AI tools to private equity-backed companies, according to reports. Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman are each expected to invest roughly $300 million.<ref name=" | Anthropic is creating an approximately $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Hellman & Friedman, and other Wall Street firms to sell AI tools to private equity-backed companies, according to reports. Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman are each expected to invest roughly $300 million.<ref name="techcrunch-anthropic-jv">[https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/anthropic-and-openai-are-both-launching-joint-ventures-for-enterprise-ai-services/ TechCrunch, May 4, 2026]</ref> | ||
The deal expands Anthropic's commercial footprint amid ongoing litigation with the Pentagon over military AI use restrictions and the government's supply-chain-risk blacklisting of the company. | The deal expands Anthropic's commercial footprint amid ongoing litigation with the Pentagon over military AI use restrictions and the government's supply-chain-risk blacklisting of the company. | ||
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== Musk v. Altman Trial Enters Week 2 with Expert Testimony == | == Musk v. Altman Trial Enters Week 2 with Expert Testimony == | ||
The '''Musk v. Altman''' trial entered its second week on Monday, May 4, 2026, in federal court in Oakland, California, with Elon Musk's legal team calling '''Stuart Russell''', a prominent AI researcher and professor at UC Berkeley, as an expert witness. Russell testified broadly about AI risks, including algorithmic discrimination, the possibility of AI reinforcing 'delusional beliefs,' and large-scale job displacement. Russell confirmed he is being paid $4,000 per hour for his first 40 hours of work on the case.<ref name=" | The '''Musk v. Altman''' trial entered its second week on Monday, May 4, 2026, in federal court in Oakland, California, with Elon Musk's legal team calling '''Stuart Russell''', a prominent AI researcher and professor at UC Berkeley, as an expert witness. Russell testified broadly about AI risks, including algorithmic discrimination, the possibility of AI reinforcing 'delusional beliefs,' and large-scale job displacement. Russell confirmed he is being paid $4,000 per hour for his first 40 hours of work on the case.<ref name="ap-musk-week2">[https://apnews.com/article/musk-altman-openai-trial-chatgpt-a4a8930b17b534d49a13e53d581d9e4c AP News, May 4, 2026]</ref> | ||
OpenAI lawyers objected to portions of Russell's testimony as speculative and outside the scope of the case, with Judge '''Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers''' sustaining several objections. Opposition counsel also moved to strike Russell's mention of '''Mythos''' (Anthropic's large-scale model deployment), arguing it was irrelevant to the OpenAI dispute.<ref name=" | OpenAI lawyers objected to portions of Russell's testimony as speculative and outside the scope of the case, with Judge '''Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers''' sustaining several objections. Opposition counsel also moved to strike Russell's mention of '''Mythos''' (Anthropic's large-scale model deployment), arguing it was irrelevant to the OpenAI dispute.<ref name="ap-musk-week2" /> | ||
During cross-examination, Russell acknowledged that each AI company 'individually feels it needs to be in this race' and that competitive pressure prevents them from stopping to address safety problems — a point Musk's team is using to argue that OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit mission in favor of commercial competition.<ref name=" | During cross-examination, Russell acknowledged that each AI company 'individually feels it needs to be in this race' and that competitive pressure prevents them from stopping to address safety problems — a point Musk's team is using to argue that OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit mission in favor of commercial competition.<ref name="tc-musk-texts">[https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/elon-musk-sent-ominous-texts-to-greg-brockman-sam-altman-after-asking-for-a-settlement-openai-claims/ TechCrunch, May 4, 2026]</ref> | ||
Earlier in the day, a court filing revealed that '''Musk texted OpenAI President Greg Brockman''' two days before trial seeking a settlement, warning that 'by the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America' if they refused. OpenAI's lawyers moved for the text to be admitted as evidence of Musk's competitive motivations.<ref name="cnbc-musk-settle" /> | Earlier in the day, a court filing revealed that '''Musk texted OpenAI President Greg Brockman''' two days before trial seeking a settlement, warning that 'by the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America' if they refused. OpenAI's lawyers moved for the text to be admitted as evidence of Musk's competitive motivations.<ref name="cnbc-musk-settle" /> | ||