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Musk’s case against OpenAI lands roughly in its first week
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Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI has entered its first week, with proceedings focusing on allegations that he was misled about the company’s technology and that his own xAI unit is built on distilled OpenAI models. Lawyers for OpenAI contend that longtime Musk employee Shivon Zilis acted as a covert liaison between Musk and the firm, while Musk has warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Ars Technica·Elon Musk's 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial
- TechMeme·Musk v. Altman: OpenAI lawyers claim Shivon Zilis, a longtime Musk employee and mother to four of his children, acted as a covert liaison between him and OpenAI (Wired)
- TechCrunch·Musk v. Altman is just getting started
- MIT Tech Review·Musk v. Altman week 1: Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models
- The Next Web·Musk’s case against OpenAI lands roughly in its first week
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