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Feed: All Latest | Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own by Maxwell Zeff, Paresh Dave AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Elon Musk testified in federal court that his AI lab, xAI, likely used OpenAI’s models as a “distillation” technique—training a smaller model to emulate a larger one—a practice he said is common across the industry, though he qualified it as only “partly” true for xAI. During cross‑examination, OpenAI’s lawyer asked whether xAI had directly employed OpenAI technology, to which Musk replied that using competitors’ AI to validate one’s own is standard. The exchange highlights ongoing tensions over model‑distillation, with OpenAI and U.S. officials seeking to block foreign and rival labs from repurposing their models, while other companies like Anthropic have begun cutting off access to each other’s systems amid an increasingly competitive AI landscape. Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-distill-openai-models-partly-xai/ #ElonMusk #xAI #OpenAI #WhiteHouse #WilliamSavitt #MichaelKratsios

US Top News and Analysis | OpenAI trial live updates: Musk takes the stand again after heated cross-examination AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Elon Musk returned to the stand for a third time on Thursday as the OpenAI trial entered its fourth day, facing heated cross‑examination by OpenAI’s lawyer William Savitt. Musk reiterated that he lost trust in Sam Altman by late 2022, citing Microsoft’s $10 billion investment in 2023 as the tipping point that convinced him the company’s for‑profit arm had overtaken its original nonprofit mission, effectively “stealing the charity” he helped seed with $38 million. He argued that a small for‑profit subsidiary could support the nonprofit, but it should not become the “main event.” After Musk’s testimony, his attorneys are expected to call Jared Birchall, the manager of Musk’s family office, and possibly Greg Brockman and Stanford professor Stuart Russell as additional witnesses. The case is overseen by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in federal court in Oakland, California. Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/openai-trial-elon-musk-sam-altman-live-updates.html #ElonMusk #WilliamSavitt #SamAltman #OpenAI #Microsoft #GregBrockman #YvonneGonzalezRogers #JaredBirchall #StuartRussell

NPR Topics: News | In court, Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of trying to 'have your cake and eat it, too' by John Ruwitch AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. In court testimony in Oakland on April 28‑29, 2026, Elon Musk said he was a “fool” for funding OpenAI and accused the company’s leaders—CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman—of turning the original 2015 nonprofit into a for‑profit enterprise that “stole” a charity. Musk argued that the 2020 Microsoft investment and a later $10 billion injection gave Microsoft undue control, violated OpenAI’s promise to stay open, and effectively made the for‑profit arm the dominant entity of a $20 billion‑valued organization. He is seeking Altman’s ouster, a rollback of the for‑profit structure, and greater control, while acknowledging his own $38 million contribution and claiming the nonprofit’s mission has been compromised. Read more: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5803833/elon-musk-testimony-openai-altman-day-2 #ElonMusk #OpenAI #SamAltman #ArtificialGeneralIntelligence #AIgovernance #GregBrockman #WilliamSavitt

NPR Topics: News | As trial against OpenAI begins, Elon Musk seeks Sam Altman's ouster by John Ruwitch AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Elon Musk has taken Sam Altman and other OpenAI leaders to court in Oakland, alleging that they illegally turned the nonprofit they co‑founded into a for‑profit enterprise, enriching themselves and violating the original charitable mission. Musk’s lawsuit seeks to reverse the 2019 conversion, force Altman, President Greg Brockman and Microsoft to return billions of “ill‑gotten” profits, and remove Altman from the nonprofit board and both Altman and Brockman from the for‑profit company’s officer roles. Musk’s attorney argues the shift compromised AI safety and created a concentration risk, while OpenAI counters that the for‑profit arm was a necessary, agreed‑upon step that has not altered its mission. The trial, expected to last about three weeks, will feature testimony from Musk, Altman, Brockman, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and key OpenAI researchers. Read more: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5801438/musk-altman-openai-trial-opening-statements #ElonMusk #OpenAI #SamAltman #GregBrockman #Microsoft #SteveMolo #SatyaNadella #WilliamSavitt