News-April-30-2026
April 30, 2026 — Daily digest of AI law developments.
This daily digest covers two major stories from April 28, 2026.
Musk v. Altman Trial Opens: Days 1 & 2 Recap
The Musk v. Altman bench trial with advisory jury began April 28, 2026 in the Northern District of California before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Elon Musk testified that OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman betrayed the nonprofit mission he claims induced his $38 million in donations. OpenAI's counsel argued Musk quit when he "didn't get his way" and never fulfilled his promised $1 billion contribution. On Day 2 (April 29), Musk grew combative under cross-examination, accusing OpenAI's lawyer of asking questions "designed to trick" him. Musk seeks $134 billion in damages. The trial is expected to last four weeks.
See individual articles: Day 1 — Musk's Direct Testimony | Day 2 — Fiery Cross-Examination | Day 3 — Credibility Under Scrutiny
Bipartisan CHATBOT Act Introduced in Senate
Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Brian Schatz (D-HI), John Curtis (R-UT), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the CHATBOT Act (S.2714), requiring AI companies to establish parental "family accounts" for managing minors' chatbot access, mandating parental consent, limiting manipulative design features, and prohibiting targeted advertising to children. The bill is supported by over 20 organizations including the American Federation of Teachers and Americans for Responsible Innovation.
See individual article: CHATBOT Act (S.2714)
Source: Senate Commerce Committee, Congress.gov