Altman Testifies in OpenAI Trial, Fires Back at Accusations of Cofounder Musk

The OpenAI CEO added a personal dimension to competing narratives in the bitter feud between the two tech giants.
Altman Testifies in OpenAI Trial, Fires Back at Accusations of Cofounder Musk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on April 30, 2026. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images
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OAKLAND—In the third week of a high-stakes federal trial that could have a profound impact on the artificial intelligence (AI) race, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday told an Oakland jury that he remains committed to his company’s original mission of ensuring AI benefits humanity.

“I think it’s wonderful that through the hard work of thousands of people … we’ve been able to create one of largest nonprofits in the world, [and] that it has this role to protect the technology and the impact on the world,” Altman told the court.

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