OpenAI Brings Its Ass to Court
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OpenAI sought to introduce a small gold donkey statue—inscribed to commemorate an employee called a “jackass”—during testimony in the Musk v. Altman trial as evidence of Elon Musk’s conduct toward staff. Joshua Achiam testified about confronting Musk in 2018 over AGI safety and described Musk allegedly calling him a jackass; the judge said she would consider the trophy only as corroboration but declined to accept it into court possession. Musk’s lawyers argued the statue was irrelevant and prejudicial, while the broader lawsuit accuses OpenAI of misusing Musk’s donations to build a highly valuable business. OpenAI counters that Musk cared more about control than sustaining a nonprofit, and the trial continues to explore those competing narratives.
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