Musk-Altman OpenAI Trial Begins Monday With $852bn Valuation At Stake

Jury selection for the lawsuit between Elon Musk and Sam Altman begins on Monday.

OpenAI is currently valued at $852 billion. The trial will examine whether the company strayed from its nonprofit mission.

Brockman indicated in a 2017 diary entry that leaving OpenAI was the only way to avoid working with Musk. The civil case seeks to return OpenAI to its nonprofit roots and remove Altman and Brockman from leadership.

What to watch next is how the jury’s composition may shape the broader power dynamics in AI.