Understand the main moments of the trial between Musk and OpenAI in the USA

Elon Musk and Sam Altman fight in court over OpenAI
The first major trial involving artificial intelligence (AI) in Silicon Valley is reaching the final stretch.
After three weeks of hearings on the lawsuit brought by Musk against the co-founders of OpenAI, jurors must begin discussing the case and decide what the trial's verdict will be.
See four moments that marked the trial:
Musk claims he was naive
Sam Altman and Elon Musk
Photos: Reuters
At the opening of the trial, on April 28, Musk described himself as someone concerned about protecting humanity from artificial intelligence that in the wrong hands "could kill us all." who acted naively.
During the trial, Musk showed irritation when accusing OpenAI's lawyer of trying to mislead him with questions.
Altman refutes accusations
OpenAI CEO and co-founder, Sam Altman, remained serious and discreet in the front row of the court in Oakland during most of the sessions. He gave evidence on May 12.
Musk's lawyer, Steven Molo, asked if he had always told the truth. Altman responded: "I'm sure there have been times in my life when I haven't done that."
Altman then countered the criticism and stated that in 2017, Musk asked for "90% of the shares" in the company and "refused to put in writing" a commitment to share control.
Altman added that the company did not see it as acceptable to leave advanced artificial intelligence under the control of just one person.
Brockman's notebook
Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of OpenAI, recorded notes from the hearings in yellow notebooks.
The notebooks written by Brockman years ago were highlighted during his testimony on May 4.
Musk's lawyer highlighted excerpts considered embarrassing. In one of them, Brockman said he wanted to "make money" and considered transforming OpenAI into a company without Musk's participation. In another, he mentioned "taking over the foundation" from the billionaire.
"There's nothing there that I'm ashamed of," Brockman responded. He also stated that the notebooks did not record all the details of an episode involving Musk in 2017. "I really thought he was going to hit me," he said.
Brockman did not invest any money in creating the company, but his stake in OpenAI is currently valued at around 30 billion dollars (R$152 billion).
Secret intermediary
Shivon Zilis, mother of Musk's four children, rarely appears in public. Therefore, her statement on May 6 drew attention.
Zilis, who was part of the OpenAI board between 2020 and 2023, was asked about her relationship with Musk, with whom she worked at Neuralink, and also about her friendship with Altman.
At the time, the relationship between her and Musk was not yet public. The couple's children were conceived through in vitro fertilization.
OpenAI claims that Zilis acted as Musk's informant.
Zilis answered questions briefly and, at times, with irony. When asked about her relationship with Musk, she stated that "relationship is a relative term" before admitting that "there were romantic moments".
The messages exchanged with Musk and Altman could lead the jury to conclude that the businessman already knew, long before 2023, what direction OpenAI intended to follow.
If this is confirmed, the lawsuit filed by Musk could be rejected before the jury even begins deliberations.

Source: G1