Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to 'trick' him in combative testimony
Elon Musk was cross-examined on the third day of the trial over his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.
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Notable Quotes
"Your questions are not simple. They're designed to trick me essentially."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"It's actually very simple. It's not okay to steal a charity... If it's okay to loot a charity, the entire foundation of charitable giving will be destroyed."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"Your questions are not simple. They're designed to trick me essentially."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"I deliberately chose to create this as a non-profit for the public good."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"It's not okay to steal a charity... If it's okay to loot a charity, the entire foundation of charitable giving will be destroyed."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"Because he's a competitor, Mr Musk will do anything to attack OpenAI."
— William Savitt , Other
"Your questions are not simple. They’re designed to trick me essentially."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"I deliberately chose to create this as a non-profit for the public good."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"It’s actually very simple. It’s not okay to steal a charity…"
— Elon Musk , Executive
"You’re being misleading with your question."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"Your questions are not simple, they are designed to trick me, essentially."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"I don’t think creating a for-profit as an adjunct to a non-profit is breaking a promise."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"In this case, yes."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"But what you can’t do is have your cake and eat it too, reaping the good association with being a non-profit and then switching to a for-profit model."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"With all due respect to Microsoft, do you really want Microsoft controlling artificial general intelligence?"
— Elon Musk , Executive
"Frankly, it felt like a bribe."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"I guess there's sort of a halo effect."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"But what you can't do is have your cake and eat it too."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"With all due respect to Microsoft, do you really want Microsoft controlling artificial general intelligence?"
— Elon Musk , Executive
"Frankly, it felt like a bribe."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to 'trick' him in combative testimony."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"Your questions are not simple. They’re designed to trick me."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"I felt like they had not been honest with me."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"Frankly, it felt like a bribe."
— Elon Musk , Executive
"At a $10 billion scale, there’s no way Microsoft is giving that as a charitable donation."
— Elon Musk , Executive
Key People
Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
Greg Brockman is the president of OpenAI.
Chief executive officer of OpenAI.
Steven Molo is an attorney representing Elon Musk in the lawsuit against OpenAI.
William Savitt is an attorney representing OpenAI in the lawsuit against Elon Musk.
Chief federal judge in California known for being incisive and direct.
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Elon Musk was cross-examined on the third day of the trial over his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.
Elon Musk, in his second day of testimony, accused OpenAI's lawyer of asking overly complicated questions designed to trick him, as he sues OpenAI for shifting from its non-profit roots to a for-profit model.
Elon Musk, in his second day of testimony, accused OpenAI's lawyer of asking overly complicated questions designed to trick him, as he sues OpenAI for shifting from its non-profit roots to a for-profit model.
Elon Musk, in his second day of testimony, accused OpenAI's lawyer of asking overly complicated questions designed to trick him, as he sues OpenAI for shifting from its non-profit roots to a for-profit model.
Elon Musk, in his second day of testimony, accused OpenAI's lawyer of asking overly complicated questions designed to trick him, as he sues OpenAI for shifting from its non-profit roots to a for-profit model.
Elon Musk, in his second day on the stand, accused OpenAI's lawyer of asking overly complicated questions designed to trick him, as he sues OpenAI for shifting from its non-profit roots to a for-profit model.
Elon Musk, in his second day of testimony, accused OpenAI's lawyer of asking overly complicated questions designed to trick him, as he sues OpenAI for shifting from its non-profit roots to a for-profit model.
Elon Musk, in his second day of testimony, accused OpenAI's lawyer of asking overly complicated questions designed to trick him, as he sues OpenAI for shifting from its non-profit roots to a for-profit model.
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