As trial against OpenAI begins, Elon Musk seeks Sam Altman’s ouster

Elon Musk arrives at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP

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A courtroom brawl between two of the tech industry’s most powerful leaders, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is underway in Oakland, California in a case that could transform one of the world’s most important artificial intelligence companies.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we are here today because the defendants in this case stole a charity,” Steve Molo, an attorney for Musk, said in his opening statement.

In his

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