The Courtroom Showdown Between Elon Musk and Sam Altman
5/18/202636 min
For the last three weeks, a messy, dramatic battle has played out between two of the most powerful titans of tech in the world: Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
As jury deliberations begin today, the technology reporter Mike Isaac takes us inside the courtroom drama and explains how a corporate dispute got extremely personal.
Guest: Mike Isaac, a New York Times reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering tech companies and Silicon Valley.
Background reading:
- Inside the courtroom circus with Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
- Musk lawyer’s question for Sam Altman on the stand: Are you trustworthy?
Photo: Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters, Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images
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From The New York Times, I'm Natalie Kitroeff. This is The Daily. [upbeat music] For the last three weeks, a messy, dramatic battle has played out between two of the most powerful titans of tech in the world, Elon Musk and Sam Altman. In a high-stakes lawsuit, Musk is seeking to cripple one of the leaders of the AI boom, OpenAI, and remove Altman as its chief executive. Today, as jury deliberations in the trial begin, tech reporter Mike Isaac takes us inside the courtroom drama and explains how a corporate dispute got extremely personal.
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