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'''AI & Law News for May 2, 2026''' — Daily digest of AI law developments.
== Contents ==
# [[#Musk v Altman Trial Day 5: Judge Rebukes Toberoff, New Exhibits Released|Musk v Altman Trial Day 5: Judge Rebukes Toberoff]]
# [[#Amazon Sued Over AI Shopping Assistant Rufus in Product-Safety Lawsuit|Amazon Sued Over AI Shopping Assistant Rufus]]
# [[#Building Trades Unions Join Forces With Tech Giants on AI Data Centers|Building Trades Unions Join Forces With Tech Giants]]
# [[#Meta Stares Down New Mexico Bench Trial on Shutdown Threat|Meta Stares Down New Mexico Bench Trial]]
# [[#Oscars: Academy Issues First AI Rules for Award Eligibility|Oscars: Academy Issues First AI Rules]]
# [[#Chinese Court Rules AI Cannot Replace Human Workers|Chinese Court Rules AI Cannot Replace Human Workers]]
# [[#OpenAI Employees Sound Alarm on ChatGPT Violence Reporting Failures|OpenAI Employees Sound Alarm on ChatGPT Violence Reporting]]
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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="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>
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>