**Musk, Altman Clash Over Future of AI in High-Stakes Trial**

The highly anticipated trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over the future of OpenAI and its most well-known product, ChatGPT, kicked off on Monday. In 2024, Musk filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoning its founding mission to develop AI for humanity’s benefit and shifting focus to boosting profits. As the first witness called, Musk portrayed his interest in founding OpenAI as an effort to help save humanity across three days of testimony. His financial manager and Neuralink CEO, Jared Birchall, took the stand next, providing insight into Musk’s involvement with the company. The trial is expected to be a dramatic clash between two tech giants, with Altman defending OpenAI’s mission and Musk seeking control over the company. The outcome could have significant implications for the future of AI development and its application in various industries. OpenAI has maintained that “This lawsuit has always been a baseless and jealous bid to derail a competitor” in a bid to boost Musk’s own SpaceX/xAI/X companies, which have launched Grok as a competitor to ChatGPT.