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<p>Create article: Musk v Altman trial Day 2 testimony</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>= Musk v. Altman Trial: Day 2 — Musk Testifies, Judge Admonishes Both Sides =<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elon Musk&#039;&#039;&#039; took the stand on &#039;&#039;&#039;April 28, 2026&#039;&#039;&#039; for the second day of the &#039;&#039;Musk v. Altman&#039;&#039; bench trial in Oakland federal court, testifying that OpenAI co-founders &#039;&#039;&#039;Sam Altman&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Greg Brockman&#039;&#039;&#039; illegally converted the company into a for-profit enterprise after he invested $38 million under the express condition that it remain a nonprofit.&lt;ref name=&quot;law360&quot;&gt;[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/musk-testifies-looting-openai Law360, &quot;Musk Testifies Altman &#039;Looting&#039; OpenAI Charity For Own Gain,&quot; April 28, 2026]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;verge-day2&quot;&gt;[https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence The Verge, &quot;Elon Musk appeared more petty than prepared,&quot; April 28, 2026]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;bloomberg&quot;&gt;[https://www.bloomberg.com/ Bloomberg and Madlin Mekelburg, &quot;Musk v. Altman: judge asks executives to control social media,&quot; April 28, 2026]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Musk&#039;s Testimony ==<br /> Musk accused Altman and Brockman of &quot;looting&quot; OpenAI&#039;s charitable assets for personal and commercial gain, warning that if their actions were allowed to stand, it would create a precedent for &quot;looting in every charity in America.&quot; He characterized the for-profit conversion as a betrayal of the nonprofit mission he claims induced his original donations.&lt;ref name=&quot;law360&quot; /&gt; The testimony was described by courtroom observers as unfocused at times, with Musk appearing &quot;more petty than prepared&quot; in his opening statements.&lt;ref name=&quot;verge-day2&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> == Judge&#039;s Admonishment ==<br /> Presiding Judge &#039;&#039;&#039;Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers&#039;&#039;&#039; (YGR) issued a sharp rebuke to both sides, asking Musk and Altman to &quot;control your propensity to use social media to make things worse outside this courtroom.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;bloomberg&quot; /&gt; She also scolded OpenAI&#039;s legal team for taking &quot;inconsistent positions on the origin of its name,&quot; noting that arguments made in this case appeared to conflict with positions taken in other litigation. &quot;Do not take inconsistent positions in front of me,&quot; she warned.&lt;ref name=&quot;verge-ygr&quot;&gt;[https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence The Verge, &quot;YGR scolds OpenAI for taking inconsistent positions on the origin of its name,&quot; April 28, 2026]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Trial Status ==<br /> The trial continues with Musk&#039;s remaining two claims: &#039;&#039;&#039;breach of charitable trust&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;unjust enrichment&#039;&#039;&#039;. The case is being heard as a &#039;&#039;&#039;bench trial with an advisory jury&#039;&#039;&#039; before Judge Gonzalez Rogers. Day 2 marked the first full day of testimony following jury selection on April 27.&lt;ref name=&quot;law360&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Corporate Governance]]<br /> [[Category:Northern District of California]]</div>

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