
Sam Altman testified that in 2017 Elon Musk insisted he have total control over a proposed for‑profit arm of OpenAI, a demand Altman said made him 'extremely uncomfortable.' That testimony highlighted early governance conflicts and personal tensions between founders. In the context of a trial that produced other safety and culture allegations, such accounts helped fuel assessments that the courtroom revelations left the AI field’s reputation diminished.
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