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== 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="verge-russell">[https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence The Verge, Live updates: Musk v. Altman trial, 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="verge-russell" /> | |||
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="verge-objections">[https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence The Verge, Live updates: Musk v. Altman trial, 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" /> | |||
The trial is a '''bench trial with an advisory jury''', meaning Judge Gonzalez Rogers will make the final ruling. The case was narrowed to breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment after Musk dropped fraud claims on April 25, 2026.<ref name="cnbc-musk-settle" /> | |||
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