Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial: What it was like in the room
Source: MIT Technology Review AI · Category: AI Risk & Safety
Musk sued OpenAI, alleging misuse of his early funding and nonprofit mission drift. Week one testimony revealed Brockman's ~$30B stake, raising questions about governance, fiduciary duty, and alignment between nonprofit charter and for-profit operations. For professional services firms: monitor outcome for precedent on AI venture governance, nonprofit-to-commercial conversion risk, and potential contractual exposure with OpenAI or similar hybrid entities.