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May \u20604 (Reuters) – \u2060Elon Musk contacted OpenAI \u2060President Greg Brockman to gauge interest in a \u200bsettlement two days before their high-stakes trial got underway in Oakland \u200cfederal court, according to a \u200cnew court filing.<\/p>\n
When Brockman suggested both sides drop their \u2060claims, Musk \u2060allegedly said, “By the end of this week, you and \u200bSam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be,” the filing, made on Sunday, stated.<\/p>\n
The exchange \u200bis the latest flashpoint in a lawsuit that has already grown \u2060combative \u2060inside the courtroom.<\/p>\n
The SpaceX \u2060founder \u200btestified on Thursday that he did not read the fine print of \u200ba 2017 term \u2060sheet related to OpenAI’s shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit structure, only its headline.<\/p>\n
Musk is suing OpenAI alleging that its shift to a for-profit structure betrayed its original nonprofit mission \u2060to develop safe AI technology for the public good and that \u2060the company’s leaders wrongfully profited from his charitable contributions.<\/p>\n
The SpaceX founder is seeking changes to OpenAI’s leadership and $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, one of its largest investors.<\/p>\n
The trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, began on April 28 and is expected to last several weeks, with a verdict possible \u2060by mid-May.<\/p>\n
Altman, Brockman and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella are expected to testify later this month.<\/p>\n
Musk, his lawyer, and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by \u200bAnhata Rooprai in Bengaluru and Deepa Seetharaman in Oakland, \u200bCalifornia; Editing by Anil D’Silva)<\/p>\n
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