OpenAI trial live updates: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wraps up testimony
May 11, 2026
What to KnowElon Musk filed a $134 billion lawsuit against Sam Altman and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, along with Microsoft, over its investments in OpenAI, in 2024.Musk claims OpenAI violated its original mission to operate as a nonprofit focused on developing artificial intelligence for the
benefit of humanity.OpenAI has brushed off Musk’s allegations as a case of sour grapes aimed at undercutting its rapid growth and bolstering Musk’s own xAI, which he launched in 2023 as a competitor.The nine-person jury was selected on April 27.The trial is being held in Oakland federal court and scheduled to continue through late May.Closing arguments are expected to start Thursday, May 14.
NBC Bay Area’s Damian Trujillo is at the federal courthouse in Oakland and providing live updates below.
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