Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the \u201cnonprofit for the benefit of humanity\u201d mission Musk signed up to fund. As Musk keeps reminding the courtroom: \u201cYou can’t steal a charity.\u201d <\/p>\n
On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec and Sean O’Kane break down what’s actually at stake in the courtroom and what to watch for as Altman and others take the stand, plus deals, defense tech, and what Big Tech’s earnings week revealed about the limits of the AI spending era. <\/p>\n
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Chapters: <\/p>\n
00:00 Intro <\/p>\n
00:50 Why one founder is suing Sallie Mae after his startup got acquired <\/p>\n
05:56 BMW drops $300M on AI and automotive startups <\/p>\n
13:09 This defense startup is building AI to operate military vehicles <\/p>\n
19:42 Elon Musk vs. OpenAI: the trial gets messy <\/p>\n
27:28 Big Tech is spending billions on AI, but is it worth it? <\/p>\n
36:59 Outro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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