Altman Testifies Musk Sought OpenAI Control

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand in the high-profile trial brought by Elon Musk, who alleges Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman betrayed the company's nonprofit mission for profit. Musk is seeking Altman's removal as CEO and up to $180 billion in damages. OpenAI counters that Musk is motivated by competitive rivalry through his own AI company, xAI. Altman denied Musk ever opposed for-profit conversion, claiming instead that Musk sought majority equity and control, citing his fame as justification. Under cross-examination, Altman denied fostering a toxic culture of dishonesty and pushed back on conflict-of-interest allegations tied to his stakes in Helion Energy and Reddit.