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Musk warns Sam Altman will be one of America’s ‘most hated’ men as the OpenAI trial continues

Fast Company Tech Associated Press May 12, 2026
Musk warns Sam Altman will be one of America’s ‘most hated’ men as the OpenAI trial continues
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# Elon Musk is suing Sam Altman and OpenAI, claiming Altman broke their original promise to keep the company nonprofit and instead turned it into a money-making operation now worth $852 billion. The trial has already aired embarrassing details about Altman's management style, making him look bad publicly right when OpenAI is preparing to go public and compete with Musk's own AI company. If Musk wins, he could force Altman out of leadership, but even if he loses, the lawsuit is damaging Altman's reputation during a critical moment for the company.

In a trial featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither of the tech titans has emerged as an overly sympathetic character. But nobody has more to lose than Altman, who is expected to take the stand this week to defend himself.Already, testimony about Altman’s turbulent tenu

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