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Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?

Wired AI Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger April 30, 2026
Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
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# Elon Musk Is Suing OpenAI, and It Could Reshape the Entire AI Industry Elon Musk and Sam Altman, who founded OpenAI together, are now in a legal battle that's about much more than just their personal feud—the outcome could force major changes in how AI companies operate and who gets to profit from their technology. The case raises important questions about whether OpenAI has kept the promises it made when it was started as a nonprofit focused on benefiting humanity, rather than making money for investors. Depending on how the court rules, it could set new rules for how other AI companies should run their businesses.

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we get into how the Elon Musk-Sam Altman trial goes way beyond their rivalry and could have major implications both for OpenAI and also the AI industry at large.

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